IMPACT OF FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM ON HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION

The Federal Flood Insurance Program of 1968 and its impact on criteria and methodology is discussed, and it is suggested that many of the problems currently experienced could be solved by interdisciplinary actions of concerned entities. Questions are asked relating to the backwater effect and it is pointed out that the criteria accepted by one Federal agency is not necessarily that which is acceptable to another or to the various states. The design and analysis of highway facilities is affected by the lack of uniform and reasonable criteria for managing the flood plains for those involved on a daily basis. The need is also indicated for better methods of risk evaluation and questions are asked regarding the legal aspects.

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  • Presented at the TRB 54th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Fox, S V
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 10-12
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 178
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backwaters; Design; Evaluation; Flood plains; Floods; Hazards; Highway design; Highway transportation; Impact studies; Insurance; Interdisciplinary studies; Legal factors; Methodology; Risk assessment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Interdisciplinary
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138121
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM