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25 Fundamentals of Emergency Management (Lindell et al.
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26 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation restoration and recovery. Appendix D provides more detailed information on decontamination of hazardous materials.
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Key tasks of pre-event recovery planning 27 decision process for deciding which facilities should be addressed can be established. Based on review of case studies and research literature, the recommended decision process includes the following: • Inventory of the critical assets in the transportation system and the potential hazards.
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28 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation AASHTO Guidance on Assessment and Prioritization AASHTO has issued A Guide to Highway Vulnerability Assessment for Critical Asset Identification and Protection (Science Applications International Corporation 2002) to assist in identifying and prioritizing critical assets.
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Key tasks of pre-event recovery planning 29 National Weather Service (NWS)
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30 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation When transportation infrastructure is damaged or destroyed during a disaster, the impacted structures will either be repaired or replaced. One of the earliest challenges to recovery is gaining an understanding of the extent of damage and what is required to repair and restore the damaged infrastructure.
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Key tasks of pre-event recovery planning 31 Transit planners use a series of "considerations" or templates of options to consider instead of creating the more commonly used decision trees. Each template provides the pros and cons for potential approaches or actions for different scenarios.
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32 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation it is recommended to also establish a traffic prioritization scheme that determines which type of traffic has priority over another type for a certain location or time period. After the 9/11 attacks severely damaged PATH and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
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Key tasks of pre-event recovery planning 33 the traffic flow while the bridge was reconstructed. Some states maintain an inventory of temporary structures and supplies for short-term recovery.
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34 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation operational adjustments. Pre-event planning was found to be essential.
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Key tasks of pre-event recovery planning 35 Standardize Damage Assessment Understanding the extent of damage is critical to assessing demolition needs. Becoming familiar with the assessment process and the people and organizations responsible for it before an event can help expedite the recovery process.
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36 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation hired. The lack of architectural detail in the temporary PATH stations allowed bidding on the necessary steel on a per-pound basis before the design was even finished.
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Key tasks of pre-event recovery planning 37 Many of Iowa's roadway and bridge design plans, shop drawings, and other infrastructure record documents are available electronically on a 24-hour basis in the Iowa DOT's ERMS. Since the ERMS system was installed, Iowa DOT has seen a 430% return on investment (ROI)
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38 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation generally accepted information categories to use for pre-qualification (AASHTO 2006, FHWA 2006)
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Key tasks of pre-event recovery planning 39 Some states have guidance provided in their procurement manuals defining an emergency situation. For example, the Wisconsin Procurement Manual calls for immediate action when a situation exists that is a threat to public health, safety, and welfare; the manual allows for action following an unforeseen event.
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40 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation process. This procedure allows overlapping design and construction, enabling construction to start before all designs are approved and final.
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Key tasks of pre-event recovery planning 41 through bedrock and removing 10,000 cubic yards of rock 100 feet below street level. The original plan was to blast and drill through the bedrock, but the Port Authority thought that the work was moving too slowly so turned to road headers to get the job done more quickly.
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42 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation Project Delivery Acceleration Toolbox Caltrans has developed an online project delivery acceleration toolbox (available at http:// www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/projaccel/index.htm) that lists department efforts (past and present)
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Key tasks of pre-event recovery planning 43 for projects that don't qualify for a categorical exclusion (CE) -- defined per 40 CFR 1508.4 as a "category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment .
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44 a pre-event recovery planning Guide for transportation for infrastructure projects. Discussed below are the following effective practices: limiting the project scope to reduce complexity, maintaining good working relationships and open lines of communication, and having access to good data.
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