“Initial estimates indicate that approximately 60,000 miles of coastal roads are at risk from storm surge, flooding, and inundation in the United States. Corresponding coastal erosion processes will further impact many additional miles of road.
“In California, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and other asset owners in the coastal zone are repairing and adapting many sections of transportation systems to address flooding and erosion while ensuring the vitality of coastal resources along transportation corridors now and into the future. This approach represents an important paradigm shift away from reactive individual asset maintenance actions to more holistic and collaborative transportation system planning and management.”
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