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All-Hazards Security and Emergency Management Research Implementation Plan NCHRP Project 20-59 (29)

How Do Good Ideas Spread?

Research Plan’s Purpose

• 86 projects finished by NCHRP/TCRP 2001-2010 (@ Cost of $9.8M)

• Which research deserves special deployment focus?

Implementation – The Big Picture Plan

• “Go-to” documents for any transportation agency;

• Comprehensive guidance on major elements of DOT all-hazards transportation security & emergency mgmt. program

5 “Fundamentals”

Reports

• Helpful insights on individual elements of “big picture” topics 8 “High Priority”

Reports

• Focus on niche topics; complementary information to Fundamentals or High Priority work

12 “Supporting” Reports

Categories of Research Reviewed

• Bridge and Tunnel Security-related Research,• Risk Management-related Research,• Transportation Agency-wide Security-related

Research,• Emergency Response Planning-related Research,

and• Continuity of Operations Planning-related Research.

5 “Fundamentals” Reports

• Blast Resistant Highway Bridges: Design and Detailing Guidelines

• Costing Asset Protection: An All Hazards Guide for Transportation Agencies

• Security Primer for Transportation Agencies• Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State

Transportation Agencies • Continuity of Operations Planning Guidelines for

Transportation Agencies

Blast Resistant Highway Bridges (2010)

First-of-a-kind design guidance for improving structural performance of bridges in response to explosive loads

Costing Asset Protection: An All Hazards Guide for Transportation Agencies (CAPTA) (2009)

Report/Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet-based planning method for helping users make system-wide capital and operating budget allocation decisions across modes that are informed by information about vulnerabilities in their individual transportation assets

Security 101: A Physical Security Primer for Transportation Agencies (2009)

Introductory-level reference document that enhances transportation professionals’ working knowledge of security practices. For use primarily by those who are neither security professionals, nor well versed in security language

Guide to Emergency Response Planning at State Transportation Agencies (Forthcoming)

A comprehensive guide to the emergency response process for owner-operators of surface transportation infrastructure, particularly state departments of transportation

Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) Guidelines for Transportation Agencies (2005)

The multimodal Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) Guidelines for Transportation Agencies provide instructions for state and local highway and transit agencies on how to develop, implement, maintain, train for, and exercise COOP capabilities