Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment

This study, as part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Climate Change Resilience Pilot program, assessed the vulnerability of Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)-managed transportation infrastructure to Arizona-specific extreme weather. ADOT elected to focus on the Interstate corridor connecting Nogales, Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff (I-19, I-10, and I-17). This corridor includes a variety of urban areas, landscapes, biotic communities and climate zones, which present a range of weather conditions applicable to much of Arizona. The project team examined climate-related stressors including Extreme Heat, Freeze-Thaw, Extreme Precipitation, and Wildfire, considering the potential change in these risk factors as the century progresses. This assessment qualitatively addresses the complex, often uncertain interactions between climate and extreme weather, land cover types, and transportation facilities—with an ultimate focus on potential risks to infrastructure by District.

• Record URL:
  https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/resilience/pilots/2013-2015_pilots/arizona/final_report/arizonafinal.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/resilience/pilots/2013-2015_pilots/arizona/arizonacasesstudy.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67112
• Corporate Authors:

  Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated

  38 East 32nd Street, 7th Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10016

  Arizona Department of Transportation

  Phoenix, AZ  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Anderson, Thor
  • Beck, Charles
  • Gade, Kris
  • Olmsted, Steven
• Publication Date: 2015-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: 124p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate change; Fires; Highway corridors; Infrastructure; Risk assessment; Weather and climate
• Identifier Terms: Arizona Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01596792
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 2016 10:45AM