Measuring the Impact of Landslide on Transportation Infrastructure to Improve Mobility and Safety

PI: Margaret Darrow (UAF), mmdarrow@alaska.edu, ORCID: 0000-0003-4078-4746

Co PIs: none

AMOUNT & MATCH: $60,000 from PacTrans; $60,000 Match

DATES: 8/16/2017 – 8/15/2019

STATUS: Active

CATEGORIES: Landslides, Transportation Infrastructure

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DESCRIPTION: The project goals are to measure the subsurface changes ahead of a landslide collision with Dalton Highway embankment, in order to collect needed information that can be used to develop appropriate mitigation techniques; and to develop a back-pack LiDAR system technique for quick and inexpensive assessment of surface deformation. The results of this phase and future phases of this research will provide necessary data to make intelligent decisions about how to mitigate slow moving landslides, to maintain mobility, and to improve safety along the Dalton Highway adjacent to these features.

DELIVERABLE DUE DATE DATE RECEIVED
Research Project Progress Report #1 4/10/2018 4/9/2018
Research Project Progress Report #2 10/10/2018 11/30/2019
Research Project Progress Report #3 4/10/2019 4/5/2019
No Cost Extension Request 6/15/2019 6/15/2019
Research Project Progress Report #4 10/10/2019 10/10/2019
Draft Report 12/15/2019 10/31/2019
Final Project Report 2/15/2020 12/6/2019