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Adaptation

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Climate change impacts, such as more frequent and intense heat waves and flooding, threaten the considerable federal investment in transportation infrastructure. FHWA is working with States and metropolitan areas to:

• Assess vulnerabilities
• Leverage the transportation planning process
• Incorporate climate risk into design and asset management
• Optimize operations and maintenance practices

Overview of FHWA work: Building Climate Resilient Transportation (PDF 3 MB)

Policy

• Policy Order
• Funding Eligibility Memo
• US DOT Climate Adaptation Plan
• NEPA Guidance

 

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Framework and Pilots:

• Final report on pilots (PDF 3 MB)
• FHWA Adaptation Framework
• Round 2 Pilots
• Round 1 Pilots

 

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Projects

• Gulf Coast Study (completed)
• Green Infrastructure (ongoing)
• Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency (TEACR) (ongoing)
• Hurricane Sandy Follow-up (ongoing)

 

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Engineering Guidance

• HEC-25: Hydraulic Engineering Circular 25, Vol. 2: Highways in the Coastal Environment: Assessing Extreme Events (PDF 7 MB)
• HEC-17: Hydraulic Engineering Circular 17: Highways in the River Environment - Floodplains, Extreme Events, Risk, and Resilience