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ETAP Podcast: State Agency Partnerships and Transportation Climate Initiatives

By June 10, 2021

This episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast explores how state agency partnerships are helping Connecticut achieve climate goals while also implementing the Transportation and Climate Initiative…

Bridge over river

Vermont Agency of Transportation Expands Emphasis on Managing Roads in Concert with Streams and Rivers

By ahardingApril 29, 2021

In the wake of the devastating floods wrought by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, the Vermont Agency of Transportation is working to expand training and awareness on how to properly…

Small network of pins pushed into blue board.

Tennessee DOT Conducts Statewide Vulnerability Assessment for Transportation Assets

By ahardingApril 29, 2021

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is responsible for building and maintaining much of the state’s transportation infrastructure. Following a number of extreme weather events, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)…

Rainy mountain road.

Washington State DOT Considers Potential Climate Change Impacts In Project and Plans

By ahardingApril 29, 2021

Washington State DOT (WSDOT) is taking into account changing climate conditions and more extreme weather as part of the state’s strategy to achieve a more sustainable transportation system. WSDOT is…

Man wearing face mask in park.

MnDOT Strengthens Climate Resilience Using FHWA Vulnerability Assessment Framework

By ahardingApril 29, 2021

Transportation officials in Minnesota will be better able to assess vulnerability of transportation assets to flooding and select appropriate adaptation options for damaged and at-risk infrastructure following a pilot study…

Engineer wearing hardhat uses tablet in factory.

Vermont’s Solar Power Plan Aims to Help Meet Renewable Energy Goals

By ahardingApril 29, 2021

The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) expects to use an increasing number of properties and rights-of-way for the installation of solar power projects that could help the agency meet its…

Engineers walk through solar power plant.

MassDOT Public-Private Partnership Generates Solar Energy on Highway Rights of Way

By ahardingApril 29, 2021

Generating 6 megawatts (MW) of electricity per year from solar farms is not a typical goal for a state transportation agency. But for Massachusetts DOT (MassDOT), setting that goal is…

Young master and bearded engineer in hardhat discuss plans

Solar Powered Emergency Lights Help DOT Fleet Save Fuel in Arizona

By ahardingApril 29, 2021

Background When crews are working at the side of the road, the emergency flashing lights atop their trucks are crucial to the workers’ safety and to the protection of passing…

Climate Resilience: US and International Approaches (June 2020)

By Amber GarnettJune 29, 2020

This AASHTO-sponsored webinar included an overview of AASHTO’s mission in resilience and presentations on international resilience approaches and projects.

Building Organizational Resilience (December 2018)

By Amber GarnettDecember 29, 2018

How do you create a resilient organization in the face of recurring extreme events? This webinar from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development addressed “hurricane fatigue” and how they continue to build organizational resilience.

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