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  • The dock at China Champ, San Rafael, California. By Marthature - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0.

    • Case Study

    A Road-Flooding Fix for a California State Park

    Flooding from rain and extreme high tides often leaves the road to San Francisco's China Camp State Park inaccessible. So a diverse group of stakeholders, with support from NOAA’s Science Collaborative team, proposed raising the road.

    Year
    2021

    Details

    Hazards
    Flooding – Coastal
    Flooding – Rainfall-induced
    Assets
    Transportation and Mobility
    Sources
    California Department of Parks and Recreation Marin County Board of Supervisors Marin County Department of Public Works San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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    Additional Resources

    Road Map to Implementation for North San Pedro Road Adaptation
    Options and Qualitative Evaluation Report for North San Pedro Road Adaptation
    Existing Conditions Report for North San Pedro Road Adaptation
    China Camp Flooding Video (Part 1)

    Organizations

    California Department of Parks and Recreation
    Marin County Board of Supervisors
    Marin County Department of Public Works

    Relevant Options

    Elevate coastal buildings, roads, bridges and other infrastructure to manage projected sea level rise, recurrent tidal flooding and storm surge. Inventory and create a watch list of transportation infrastructure vulnerable to flooding. Create a prioritized plan to relocate or retrofit vulnerable infrastructure. Use the best available science and resilient design features in transportation infrastructure to improve resiliency to extreme climate events.

    Steps to Resilience

    Get Started
    Understand Exposure
    Assess Vulnerability & Risk
    Investigate Options
    Prioritize & Plan
    Take Action
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