Effects of Catastrophic Events on Transportation System Management and Operations: Northridge Earthquake - January 17, 1994

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• Creators:
  DeBlasio, Allan J. ; Zamora, Amanda ; Mottley, Frederick ; Brodesky, Robert ; Zirker, Margaret E. ; Crowder, Michelle
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Costs
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Earthquakes
  • Emergency management
  • Fatalities
  • Loss and damage
  • Strategic planning
  • Transportation system management
  • Administration and Management
  • Planning and Forecasting
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Los Angeles (California) ; Southern California ; United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Joseph Peters
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Abstract:
  On Monday, January 17, 1994, at 4:30 a.m., an earthquake of a magnitude of 6.8 shook Los Angeles, California. While the actual earthquake (and its subsequent aftershocks) lasted only about 1 minute, it damaged 114,000 residential and commercial structures spread over 2,100 square miles, took 72 lives, and significantly impaired the Los Angeles regional transportation system, generating a year's worth of highway work in a single event. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported the Northridge earthquake as one of the largest and most costly federal disasters with initial cost estimates of total damages at $25 billion. This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to the Northridge earthquake, and is part of a larger effort to examine the impacts of catastrophic events on transportation system facilities and services. The findings documented in this report are a result of a detailed literature search on Northridge lessons learned. This report emphasizes the transportation aspects of this catastrophic event and lessons learned that could be incorporated into future emergency response planning.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39118/dot_39118_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.29 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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