Sustainability & Resiliency
The DOT’s mission of making lives better through Transportation can only happen when the transportation system is resilient and sustainable.
When Sustainable . . .
The transportation system is available and in a good condition, meeting customer needs of today and the future. When transportation is sustainable, the economic, environmental, and societal factors are in harmony—one is not being sacrificed for another.
When Resilient . . .
The transportation system is constructed and maintained in such a way that we are able to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to and quickly recover from disruptions.
Sustainability & Resiliency
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Resiliency & Sustainability Committee (RSC)
This committee provides agency-wide guidance, support, and coordination for resiliency and sustainability practices.
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Resiliency
Resiliency at Iowa DOT aims to reduce disruption impacts and includes tools like the State Flood Resilience Analysis.
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Sustainability
Sustainability at the Iowa DOT guides agency-wide best practices through key focus areas and shared goals.
Statewide Flood Resiliency
In 2021 the Iowa DOT Resiliency and Sustainability Committee started to develop a data-driven method to identify and assign a score to specific sections of interstates, U.S. and state highways that are most vulnerable to a 100-year flood event. That score allows Iowa’s decision-makers to prioritize construction projects geared to reinforce areas that may be more vulnerable to flood damage. Statewide Flood Resiliency Analysis