Multi-hazard resilience assessment and adaptation planning for the Dutch highway network

The effects of natural hazards on road networks are evident and climate change will lead to more intense and more frequent impacts. This paper describes the approach and results of the resilience assessment and adaptation measure evaluation that has been conducted for the Dutch main highway network, by making use of the novel RA2CE modeling framework. The forthcoming results have been used to evaluate the desired level of resilience and to write an implementation agenda for adaptation to ensure a climate resilient highway network in 2050. The paper shows the necessity and challenges to link these resilience analyses to existing policy goal assessment frameworks as well as to asset management processes.