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Resilience

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Extreme weather, sea level change, and changes in environmental conditions threaten the considerable federal investment in transportation infrastructure. FHWA is working with States and metropolitan areas to increase the health and longevity of the Nation's Highways through:

• Assessing vulnerabilities
• Considering resilience in the transportation planning process
• Incorporating resilience in asset management plans
• Addressing resilience in project development and design
• Optimizing operations and maintenance practices

Guidance

• HEC-17: Hydraulic Engineering Circular 17: Highways in the River Environment - Floodplains, Extreme Events, Risk, and Resilience
• HEC-25: Hydraulic Engineering Circular 25, Vol. 2: Highways in the Coastal Environment: Assessing Extreme Events (PDF 7 MB)
• FHWA Order 5520
• Funding Eligibility Memo
• Resiliency Guidance on Project Development and Environmental Review

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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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Research Projects

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

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