Adapting to Climate Change Using Intelligent Transportation Systems

Climate change has and will result in the increased frequency and severity of disrupting weather events. These events require a proactive response across the traffic, maintenance, and emergency management communities. New sensor technology and applications are being developed to help identify vulnerable regions and transportation routes that are subject to flooding, fog, smoke from wildfires or other harmful pollutants, high winds, ice, damaged pavement, and bridge weight restrictions. This approach will not only require new sensing capability from the field, but also a means of identifying alternate routes and/or alternate transportation modes. The following speakers will touch on all of these components in order to illustrate new approaches to building transportation resiliency and adapting to climate change.