Measuring Impacts and Performance of State DOT Resilience Efforts: A Guide

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December 5th, 2025

State departments of transportation (DOTs) have increased their focus on resilience initiatives to address impacts from short-term and long-term stressors such as extreme weather events, wildfires, and flooding. Economic shifts, changes in population, and other disruptions also cause transportation agencies to modify their practices to accommodate uncertainty. State DOTs need tools and approaches to justify additional project expenses for increasing resilience.

Measuring Impacts and Performance of State DOT Resilience Efforts: A Guide