Road Drainage in Sweden: Current Practice and Suggestions for Adaptation to Climate Change

AbstractThis paper describes current practice in road surface and subsurface drainage in Sweden and analyzes the necessity for adaptation of the planning, construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of road drainage measures to climate change. Based on a survey of professionals working with...

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Published in:Journal of infrastructure systems 2013-06, Vol.19 (2), p.147-156
Main Authors: Kalantari, Zahra, Folkeson, Lennart
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adaptation (gen)
Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
Change
Climate
Climate change
Design (overall design)
Drainage
Drainage facilities
Drainage management
Drainage measurement
Drainage systems
Durability. Pathology. Repairing. Maintenance
Exact sciences and technology
Flooding
infrastructure
Maintenance
operation and maintenance
Repair (reinforcement, strenthening)
Road construction. Pavements. Maintenance
road transportation system
Road: Drainage and runoff
Road: Environment
Roads
Run off
Technical Papers
Transportation infrastructure
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Summary:AbstractThis paper describes current practice in road surface and subsurface drainage in Sweden and analyzes the necessity for adaptation of the planning, construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of road drainage measures to climate change. Based on a survey of professionals working with various aspects of road drainage, the study sought to identify: (1) problems experienced concerning road drainage, focusing on the current Swedish climate; (2) future problems regarding climate change impacts such as flooding and high flows; and (3) suggestions for adaptation measures concerning road drainage systems, taking future climate change into account. Suggested improvements concerning management and planning included clarification of responsibility for drainage issues, better overview of the location and condition of drainage facilities, inclusion of drainage system maintenance in procurement of operation contracts, maintenance plans for drainage facilities, and monitoring and inspection of drainage measures. Suggestions concerning drainage system construction, operation and maintenance included increasing the capacity of drainage facilities, stabilizing ditch slopes and various measures to prevent clogging of culverts.
ISSN:1076-0342
1943-555X
1943-555X
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000119