Fostering Resilient, Multimodal Transportation Solutions Along the California Coast

A partnership between the California Coastal Commission and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is working to improve understanding of transportation critical infrastructure vulnerabilities to sea level rise and to adapt the transportation system for greater resilience to those changing conditions over the next century. This collaboration has led to the creation of the Public Works Plan/Transportation and Resource Enhancement Program, and led to projects such as managed highway retreat, boardwalk and bridge building for public access, and the removal of erosion-damaged properties. Overall, this program aims to improve highways, railways, transit, bike/pedestrian, and coastal access, plus natural resource restoration and mitigation efforts.