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Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-06-072
Date: March 2006 |
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Multiyear Plan for Bridge and Tunnel Security Research, Development, and DeploymentPDF Version (329 KB)
PDF files can be viewed with the Acrobat® Reader® FOREWORDProtecting critical infrastructure against terrorist events is a need imposed on us by the events of September 11, 2001. Although the transportation community has always responded to natural hazards, and there are procedures in place to design for and handle these, managing for terrorist events presents a new challenge. Transportation is essential for mobility and commerce, and it plays a critical role in times of crisis. Our highways are essential for evacuation, and in the response and recovery effort. However, our highways are also vulnerable, and can be used by terrorists as a means to carry out an attack. Because the challenge is tremendous, the Federal Highway Administration has been proactive by reaching out to stakeholders to identify critical gaps and needs. This has been accomplished through several forums as presented in this report. The input provided by experts in the field of bridge engineering and others has been evaluated and a program proposed to design highway bridges and tunnels for security. Gary Henderson, Director Office of Infrastructure Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the
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TABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION 1: Development of a Multiyear Program SECTION 2: Needs Assessment, Blue Ribbon Panel, and the R&D Security Workshop SECTION 3: Current Practice and Gaps in Knowledge SECTION 4: National Plan for R&D in Support of Critical Infrastructure Protection SECTION 5: Proposed FHWA Multiyear Program Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Prevention, Detection, and Surveillance TIE-IN TO THE NATIONAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION R&D PLAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Prevention, Monitoring, Detection, and Surveillance Appendix A Research Needs From Needs Assessment Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Prevention, Detection, and Surveillance Appendix B Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel for Bridge and Tunnel Security Research and Development Recommendations Appendix C Results from the Security Workshop Reducing the Vulnerability of the Nation's Highway Systems Reducing the Risk of a Highway System Being Used as a Means to Attack Improving the Utility of the Highway Systems to Respond to and Recover From an Attack LIST OF TABLESTable 1: Relationship between NCIP R&D theme areas and FHWA strategic focus areas
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