Increase the resilience of the transportation infrastructure to climate-related stressors, such as changing recreation demands, fire, and water impacts

Approach

Tactics

Identify changing traffic patterns and uses in relation to precipitation levels and seasonal distribution.
Identify roads prone to flooding based on their location (e.g., in riparian areas) as well as roads with insufficient culverts or that are located on unstable surfaces.
Do not rebuild damaged roads in kind, but rather use specifications that account for climate-related changes (e.g., different levels and seasons of precipitation and use).

Sensitivity

• Climate change may alter access to infrastructure for forest use.

Strategy

Increase management flexibility and adapt strategies to new conditions