Hurricane Helene wiped out hundreds of roadways in western North Carolina. Now engineers are working to fill the holes the storm left behind. But how do you rebuild a road that’s meant to last in a climate that’s changing quicker than we can keep up?
Featuring:
- Nathan Moneyham, Division Construction Engineer for North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division 13
- Matt Lauffer, State Hydraulics Engineer for North Carolina Department of Transportation
- Lauren Sommer, climate correspondent for NPR
- Jared Bowden, Associate Director for North Carolina State Climate Office
Links:
- NOAA’s Atlas 14 database
- The RaInDROP tool developed by Jared Bowden
- You can find a transcript of this episode here.
