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Increased costs to US pavement infrastructure from future temperature rise

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  • B. Shane Underwood

    (Arizona State University, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment)

  • Zack Guido

    (Institute of the Environment, University of Arizona)

  • Padmini Gudipudi

    (Arizona State University, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment)

  • Yarden Feinberg

    (Arizona State University, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment)

Abstract

The selection of materials for road construction in the United States is based on assumptions of a stationary climate. With increasing temperatures, upholding these practices could add up to US$26.3 billion in US-wide maintenance costs by 2040 under RCP8.5.

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  • B. Shane Underwood & Zack Guido & Padmini Gudipudi & Yarden Feinberg, 2017. "Increased costs to US pavement infrastructure from future temperature rise," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 7(10), pages 704-707, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:7:y:2017:i:10:d:10.1038_nclimate3390
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3390
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    1. Mohamed Ezzat Al-Atroush & Abdulrahman Marouf & Mansour Aloufi & Mohamed Marouf & Tamer A. Sebaey & Yasser E. Ibrahim, 2022. "Structural Performance Assessment of Geothermal Asphalt Pavements: A Comparative Experimental Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-17, October.
    2. James E. Neumann & Paul Chinowsky & Jacob Helman & Margaret Black & Charles Fant & Kenneth Strzepek & Jeremy Martinich, 2021. "Climate effects on US infrastructure: the economics of adaptation for rail, roads, and coastal development," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 167(3), pages 1-23, August.
    3. Yaning Qiao & Andrew R. Dawson & Tony Parry & Gerardo Flintsch & Wenshun Wang, 2020. "Flexible Pavements and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Review and Implications," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-21, February.
    4. Davide Ragni & Francesco Canestrari & Fatima Allou & Christophe Petit & Anne Millien, 2020. "Shear-Torque Fatigue Performance of Geogrid-Reinforced Asphalt Interlayers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-21, May.
    5. Yaning Qiao & Joao Santos & Anne M.K. Stoner & Gerardo Flinstch, 2020. "Climate change impacts on asphalt road pavement construction and maintenance: An economic life cycle assessment of adaptation measures in the State of Virginia, United States," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 24(2), pages 342-355, April.
    6. Markolf, Samuel A. & Hoehne, Christopher & Fraser, Andrew & Chester, Mikhail V. & Underwood, B. Shane, 2019. "Transportation resilience to climate change and extreme weather events – Beyond risk and robustness," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 174-186.
    7. Waqas Rafiq & Muhammad Ali Musarat & Muhammad Altaf & Madzlan Napiah & Muslich Hartadi Sutanto & Wesam Salah Alaloul & Muhammad Faisal Javed & Amir Mosavi, 2021. "Life Cycle Cost Analysis Comparison of Hot Mix Asphalt and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement: A Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-14, April.
    8. Yaning Qiao & Eshan Dave & Tony Parry & Omar Valle & Lingyun Mi & Guodong Ni & Zhenmin Yuan & Yuefeng Zhu, 2019. "Life Cycle Costs Analysis of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Under Future Climate," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-16, September.
    9. Geoffrey Guest & Jieying Zhang & Omran Maadani & Hamidreza Shirkhani, 2020. "Incorporating the impacts of climate change into infrastructure life cycle assessments: A case study of pavement service life performance," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 24(2), pages 356-368, April.

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