Recommendations for Bridge and Tunnel Security

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• Cover Page
• Acknowledgments
• Disclaimer
• Foreword
• Executive Summary
• Overarching Recommendations
• 1. Background, Panel Membership, and Charge
• 2. Blue Ribbon Panel Approach
  • 2.1 Overall Strategy for Bridge and Tunnel Security - "The Bigger Picture"
  • 2.2 Framework for Planning, Design, and Engineering
  • 2.3 Prioritization and Risk Assessment
  • 2.4 Threats
  • 2.5 Damage
  • 2.6 Countermeasures
  • 2.7 Codes and Specifications
• 3. Overarching Recommendations
  • 3.1 Institutional Recommendations
  • 3.2 Fiscal Recommendations
  • 3.3 Technical Recommendations
• 4. Policy Foundations And Institutional Continuity
  • 4.1 Foundations for Policy and Planning
  • 4.2 Institutional Continuity
• 5. Planning, Design, and Engineering Recommendations
  • 5.1 Review and Prioritization Process
  • 5.2 Research and Development
  • 5.3 Design Criteria
  • 5.4 Technology Development And Dissemination
• 6. Recommendations Summary
  • 6.1 Short-term Strategies for Improving Bridge and Tunnel Security
  • 6.2 Mid-term Strategies for Improving Bridge and Tunnel Security
  • 6.3 Long-term Strategies for Improving Bridge and Tunnel Security
  • 6.4 Design Criteria/Guidance to Highway Infrastructure Owners/Operators
  • 6.5 Conclusions
• Appendix A: Countermeasure Options
• Appendix B: Operational Security Practices
• Appendix C: Case Study in Bridge and Tunnel Risk Assessment