When Disaster StrikesPrior Preparation,

Response, Recovery

King W. GeeAssociate Administrator for Infrastructure

Federal Highway Administration

Event Severity

PROBABILITY

Catastrophic Events

Local Disasters

Traffic Incidents

Major/Regional Events

Malevolent Acts

Wildfires Floods

Malevolent Acts

Transp Incidents

HazMat Incidents

Major Storms

TIM

EvacuationsEvacuations

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 Coordinators @ 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

Publication Information• Emergency Transportation Operations

publications http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/

publications.htm#eto• Emergency Relief Program

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/erelief.cfm