Evacuation Routes & Critical Roadways
Presenter: Trygve Hoff, PE, ENV SP
Organization: American Concrete Pipe Association
Description: Evacuation routes, interstates, and other roadways located in flood prone areas are critical assets for evacuations during extreme events as well as for emergency vehicle access.
Key Takeaways:
1. Climate Change and major storm events are Threat Multipliers, which makes them Risk Multipliers as well.
2. Public agencies have a responsibility to protect the traveling public during normal use as well as during emergency events.
3. Resilience of infrastructure drainage systems ensures safe evacuation of personnel, and emergency access after an extreme event.
