Caltrans Readiness Study

Federal and state agencies must work together to identify and protect critical transportation infrastructure to ensure that essential functions, such as the movement of goods, including food and medical supplies, people and emergency response services, can continue during a crisis. Transportation, water, and energy infrastructure is vulnerable to manmade disasters such as terrorist incidents and physical attacks, significant power loss/power outage, and cybersecurity threats. The complex interdependencies between the transportation and energy sector make it difficult to understand how risks will play out and how to effectively prepare and respond to them. These efforts begin to explore the partnerships and actions needed to improve infrastructure resiliency. A California-specific study is needed to identify needs of the state transportation network, as well as its interdependencies with the energy and water sectors. The state transportation network includes bridges, tunnels, and all Caltrans assets that support the State Highway System.