Case Study

A Road-Flooding Fix for a California State Park

Flooding from rain and extreme high tides often leaves the road to San Francisco's China Camp State Park inaccessible. So a diverse group of stakeholders, with support from NOAA’s Science Collaborative team, proposed raising the road.

Year
2021

Details

Hazards Addressed
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Assets
Transportation and Mobility

Click the link below to read A Road-Flooding Fix is Coming to a California State Park as published by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.

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Additional Resources

Road Map to Implementation for North San Pedro Road Adaptation
Options and Qualitative Evaluation Report for North San Pedro Road Adaptation
Existing Conditions Report for North San Pedro Road Adaptation
China Camp Flooding Video (Part 1)

Organizations to Contact

California State Parks
Marin County Board of Supervisors
Marin County Department of Public Works

Relevant Options

In coastal communities, identify areas of the community in need of flood protection or absorption. Identify potential solutions for each area. Establish resilient road design standards to manage sea level rise. Ensure that any existing or newly permitted public facilities and services are designed to consider current and future flood scenarios when calculating level of service and are required to avoid present

Steps to Resilience

Get Started
Understand Exposure
Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Investigate Options
Prioritize & Plan
Take Action
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Image Credit

The dock at China Champ, San Rafael, California. By Marthature - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0.