Webinar

TRB Webinar: Climate-Resilient, Low-Volume Road Design and Management

August 7, 2023

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)

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Extreme weather impacts to roads can be damaging and costly, but measures for adaptation and storm damage mitigation are available. TRB hosted a webinar on Monday, August 7, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that presented useful and practical climate adaptation measures that road designers and managers can implement to help “stormproof” roads and reduce the risk of climate-induced damage. Presenters shared key measures for road maintenance, drainage design, slope stabilization, and debris flow mitigation to prevent or minimize damage from fires and storms.

This webinar was sponsored by TRB’s Standing Technical Committee on Low-Volume Roads. The committee also sponsored the 13th TRB International Conference on Low Volume Roads in Cedar Rapids, IA on July 23-26, 2023.

The slides are linked in the meeting materials. View the recorded webinar below.

Webinar agenda and presenters

Climate-resilient, low-volume road design – Gordon R. Keller, Genesee Geotechnical
Fire, floods, and debris flow impacts on rural infrastructure – Donald N. Lindsay, California Geological Survey
Question and answer session moderated by Laura Fay, Western Transportation Institute

The first 60 minutes of the webinar were for presentations and the final 30 minutes were reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants can:

Utilize a variety of tools or design measures, particularly related to drainage, to prevent storm damage to roads
Implement damage prevention measures and fire-flood-debris flow mechanisms

Professional Development Hours

This webinar was delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.

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