Regional Transportation Emergency Management Plan BARCFirst, BENS & BRMA Joint Infrastructure Symposium June 25, 2009 Radiah T. Victor, Sr. Program Coordinator.

Regional Transportation

Emergency Management Plan

BARCFirst, BENS & BRMAJoint Infrastructure Symposium

June 25, 2009Radiah T. Victor, Sr. Program Coordinator

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)

Transportation Planning, Financing & Coordinating Agency for 9-County Region

Regional Transportation Plan & Transportation Improvement Program

SAFE

BATA

Bay Area Transportation System

More than 4.5 million cars

Some 25 transit agencies with 4,500 buses, railcars, and ferries

20,000 miles of local streets and roads

1,400 miles of highway

300 miles of carpool lanes

Eight toll bridges

Provides framework for multi-modal transportation response to major disasters

Identifies roles and responsibilities

Facilitates mutual aid requests

Supplements CalEMA RECP Transportation Subsidiary Plan

Regional Transportation Emergency Management

Plan (RTEMP)

MTC RTEMP Roles

Regional Transportation:

1. Information Clearinghouse

– Regular status reports from all transportation agencies

2. Interagency Coordination

– Bus/BART, Bus/Ferry, etc

3. Public Information

– What roads and routes are open/closed

511 System

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Bay AreaRegional Emergency Coordination

MTC Preparedness

EOC

Emergency Operation Plan

Annual Training & Exercise

Carquinez Bridge

Opened 1927, 1958 and 2003

Benicia-Martinez Bridge

Opened 1962 Widened 1991

San Mateo-Hayward Bridge

Opened 1929Replaced

1967Widened

2003

San Francisco-

Oakland Bay Bridge

Opened 1936

Richmond-San Rafael

Bridge

Opened 1956

Antioch Bridge

Opened 1926Replaced 1978

Dumbarton Bridge

Opened 1927 Replaced 1984

BATA Bridge Seismic Retrofit

Immediate Response and Near-Term Recovery

Priorities during Immediate Response

1. Move Emergency Workers and Resources

2. Evacuate – Assist Co. OpAreas with evacuations of injured, infirm, & citizens

3. Basic Mobility for citizens Same Priorities during near-term Recovery

– Decisions made by staff in EOC

Immediate Response & Recovery

Coordination of Priorities During Near-term Recovery (days 2-10)

– MTC, Caltrans & CHP coordinate through Regional Action Plan

– MTC coordinates with Reg’l EMA & U.S. DOT on services and funding requests

Response Actions Initiate Recovery

– Revised routes/services remain in use

Preparations for Recovery

For Mid & Long Term Recovery, Transportation Agencies Need

Fuel and Spare Parts

Employees: policy on employee welfare as well as retention/reduction of work force

Priority-setting / Decision-making issues

•What are priorities once life/safety & food/shelter addressed? Who decides?

•Who coordinates recovery investments?

Recovery Period Transportation Investments

Repair transportation infrastructure

(transbay bridge approaches, freeways, interchanges, and major roads)

Repair rail transit (BART, CalTrain, etc)

Repair road & rail access to ports, airports

Provide access to worst damaged areas

Provide mobility in/between other areas

Prioritize: not enough resources to do it all

MTC Roles during Recovery Communication between

Reg’l Recovery Authority and transportation agencies

Develop consensus among transportation agencies on use of resources to meet priorities set by Reg’l Recovery Authority

Coordinate emergency funding for transportation

Contact Information

Radiah T. Victor(510) 817-5719

[email protected]