Texas and Hurricane Ike

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Texas and Hurricane Ike

• The challenges mother nature presents to DOTs
• Charlotte Kucera
• TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division

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Some facts about Texas

• Population 20,851,820
• 256 counties
• 94 of Texas land is privately held
• - 2.5 Federal
• - 3 State
• - 0.5 Local

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N. California Forest Service Land
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Texas Public Lands
http//www.texasep.org
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Some facts about TxDOT

• 80,000 centerline miles
• 41,000 Farm or Ranch to Market miles
• 1.1 million acres of ROW
• Almost 50, 000 bridges
• 30 international bridges
• 665 picnic areas
• 100 rest areas

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TxDOT and Resource Agencies

• 25 TxDOT Districts
• 5 Coastal Districts
• Four USACE offices
• Four USFWS offices
• One NMFS habitat office
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
• Texas General Land Office

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TxDOT Districts
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Hurricane Ike
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Ike Facts

• Ike made U.S. landfall at Galveston, Texas, on
  September 13 at 210am CDT
• Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph
• The 200 am National Hurricane Center advisory
  cited tropical storm and hurricane force winds
  extending 275 miles and 120 miles, respectively,
  from the center.
• Storm surge projected at Category 4 height

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ike
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Hurricane Ike shortly before landfall, September
13, 107am Houston/Galveston Radar
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Green line is Hurricane Ike track
http//coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/ike/photo-co
mparisons/galveston.html
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http//coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/ike/photo-co
mparisons/bolivar.html
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IH 45 Galveston Causeway, Galveston, TX
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IH 45 Galveston Causeway, Galveston, TX
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SH 87 Bridge at Rollover Pass, Gilchrist, TX
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Barge on SH 73, Port Arthur, TX
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SH 146 Kemah to Seabrook, TX
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TxDOT Primary Response
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TxDOT Secondary Response

• Nov. 20th, 2008 Texas Governor Perry directs
  TxDOT to assist in debris recovery
• TxDOT continues to assist hardest hit areas with
  maintenance forces
• TxDOT secures 3 contracts for emergency debris
  removal services
• 3 oversight contractors secured through emergency
  purchase order

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FEMA Green Book

• Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant
  Program
• Environmental Considerations and Contacts
• FEMA-1791-DR-TX
• FEMA-3294-EM-TX

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EPA Container Recovery Plan

• Hurricane Ike Response
• Guidance Plan for the Recovery of ESF-10
  Containers in the Coastal Marshes of the State of
  Texas
• Unified Command
• - USEPA-USCG-TGLO-TCEQ
• Coordinated with the USACE, USFWS, NMFS, TPWD,
  etc.

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TxDOT Debris Removal Plan

• Based on both the Green Book and the EPA Plan
• Calls for site specific scoping and coordination
  of debris removal activities
• Pairs environmental specialists with contractor
  representatives
• Permits are secured by other Texas state agencies
  for work done on public land
• Permits are secured by TxDOT or a County for work
  done on private land

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Galveston Island State Park, Galveston, TX
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SH 124, Beaumont, TX Hurricane Ike Aftermath
Charlotte Kucera TxDOT Environmental Affairs
Division ckucera_at_dot.state.tx.us