When Disaster Strikes Prior Preparation, Response, Recovery King W. Gee Associate Administrator for Infrastructure Federal Highway Administration

Event Severity P R O B A B IL I T Y Catastrophic Events Local Disasters Traffic Incidents Major/Regional Events Malevolent Acts Wildfires Floods Malevolent Acts Transp Incidents HazMat Incidents Major Storms TIM Evacuations PSE Preparation and Planned Special Events

Emergency Transportation Operations CD - Compilation of more than 40 resource documents  Arranged by focus areas: Traffic Incident Management Traffic Planning for Special Events Evacuation and Disaster Planning

Illustrative Publications FHWA Preparedness & Response Workshops Summary  Common Issues in Emergency Transportation Operations  Best Practices in Emergency Transportation Operations Communicating with the Public using ATIS During Disasters Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System (ICS) for Transportation Professionals

Evacuation Primers & Workshops Routes to Effective Evacuation Primers Series  Using Highways during Evacuations Operations for Events with Advance Notice  Using Highways for No-Notice Evacuations  Evacuating Populations with Special Transportation Needs Workshops  Four regional workshops held to help states and local authorities use the primer series in developing their evacuation plans

Emergency Event Issues Communications with Federal Partners  Division Emergency EOCs  HQ EC, USDOT Crisis Management Center,  FEMA & White House Truck Size and Weight Limits  Federal law does not authorize general waivers or temporary exemptions from size and weight limitations.  States do not have the authority with regard to Interstate weight limits though they do have the ability to issue permits for non-divisible OS/OW loads. Motor Carrier Drivers’ Hours of Service  FMCSA has the authority to suspend hours of service rules

Emergency Relief Program Funded through a $100 M permanent annual authorization Additional funding may be provided through supplemental appropriations Disaster Threshold = $700,000 per State Site Threshold = $5,000 per site Per State Event Cap = $100 million

Emergency Repairs Restore essential traffic, minimize the extent of damage, or protect the remaining facilities Eligible at 100% within 180 days Eligible at normal share beyond 180 days Emergency repair work may include:  Debris removal to outside edge of shoulders  Traffic control and temporary detours  Stabilize damaged roadways  Immediate repairs to restore essential traffic

Permanent Repairs Restore highway to pre-disaster conditions Eligible at normal pro rata share (even within 180 days)  80% for non-Interstate  90% for Interstate  Increased Federal share based on “Sliding Scale” rates Permanent repair work may include:  Debris removal beyond shoulder edge  Repair roadway to its pre-disaster condition  Replace damaged bridges  Replace culverts

Before Disaster Strikes Prior Preparation  Resiliency Mitigating vulnerability & risk assessments Response  Infrastructure readiness What will you check? Recovery  Pre-Positioning & Rebuilding Rapidly

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