Safety and Security of our Critical Safety and Security of our Critical InfrastructureInfrastructure

By:By:Ali MaherAli Maher

Director, CAITDirector, CAIT

Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

Civil &Environmental Engineering

CAITRUTGERS

C A N A D A

Chicago, IL

Detroit, MIBuffalo, NY

Cleveland, OH

Ogdensburg, NY

Saint Albans, VT

Houlton, ME

ATLANTIC OCEAN

75 mile

200 mile

300 mile

400 mile

BaltimoreBaltimore

HalifaxHalifax

MontrealMontrealOttawaOttawa

TorontoToronto

PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

BostonBoston

Port of NY & NJPort of NY & NJ#Y

#Y

#Y

#Y

0 - 6000

6000 - 29000

29000 - 119000

119000 - 594000

TEUs by Zipcode

Source : Moffatt and Nichol Engineers, Based on adjusted PIERS data

Rutgers/CAITRutgers/CAIT

Port of NY/NJ moves $90 Billion in Cargo / year

Transportation Infrastructure of New JerseyTransportation Infrastructure of New Jersey

Lifeline of State’s Economy More than 6000 bridges and 35000 miles of roadways Major aviation, rail and lifeline hub for the region Heavily congested corridor environment Excellent laboratory for implementation of new ideas

CAITRUTGERS

NJ Transportation FactsNJ Transportation Facts

Index NewJersey

National NJ/National

Drivers per Mile of Road

161 48 3.3

Vehicles per Mile of Roads

178 54 3.3

Bridges / Square Mile 32 3 10.4

% Urban Land 854 161 5.3

Population / Square Mile

1,134 77 14.7

CAITRUTGERS

Category Grade

Roads D+

Bridges C

Mass-Transit

C-

Transportation InfrastructureTransportation Infrastructureof New Jerseyof New Jersey

New Jersey (Gov. Whitman’s 1998 plan, NJ FIRST). $30 billion, 12-year transportation vision.

– “FIX IT FIRST” Eliminate bridge deficiencies on national highways. Repair deficient state highways. Resolve flooded state road problems.

– “PLAN TODAY” Construct missing highway links. Develop intermodal connections. Construct and complete light rail lines.

CAITRUTGERS

URS Greiner Inc.URS Greiner Inc. 3M Products3M Products CAMTEACAMTEA ITEITE Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Co. Advanced Technology ConceptsAdvanced Technology Concepts Stantec Inc.Stantec Inc. McLaren Engineering GroupMcLaren Engineering Group Turner ConstructionTurner Construction ATC, Inc.ATC, Inc. Advanced Infrastructure Design Advanced Infrastructure Design

Inc.Inc. Fredrick Harris Inc.Fredrick Harris Inc. Raython TransportationRaython Transportation Parsons BrinkerhoffParsons Brinkerhoff L-3 CommunicationsL-3 Communications TSA-AdvetTSA-Advet Future Fuels ConsultingFuture Fuels Consulting MTS SystemsMTS Systems Hogentogler Inc.Hogentogler Inc. Advanced Power Assoc.Advanced Power Assoc. H-Power Inc.H-Power Inc. Millennium Cell Inc.Millennium Cell Inc. Neocon Inc.Neocon Inc. Recon Controls Inc.Recon Controls Inc. Messer Messer W.L. Gore & Assoc.W.L. Gore & Assoc. Acentech Inc.Acentech Inc.

Critical Infrastructure SectorsCritical Infrastructure Sectors

Future Research ChallengesFuture Research Challenges

The Protection Challenge (Transportation)The Protection Challenge (Transportation)

Aviation 5000 public airports

Passenger Rail and Railroads

120,000 miles of major railroads

Highways, Trucking and Busing

590,000 highway bridges

Pipelines 2 million miles of pipelines

Maritime 300 inland/coastal ports

Mass Transit 500 major urban public transit operators

Cross-sector Security InitiativesCross-sector Security Initiatives

Planning and Resource Allocation Information Sharing and Warnings Personnel Survey, Building Human Capital and

Awareness Technology and Research & Development Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis

National Strategy for the Physical Protectionof Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets, the Strategy, February 2003

Technology and Research & Development Technology and Research & Development

Coordinate Public-Private security R&D Coordinate standards for compatibility of

communication systems Explore methods to authenticate and verify

personnel identity Improve technical surveillance, monitoring and

detection capabilities

Condition monitoring of bridges, tunnels and transit stations Detection of CBR residues in transportation corridors Integration of sensor information with legacy IMS

RESEARCH AREAS AT CAITRESEARCH AREAS AT CAIT

RESEARCH AREAS AT CAIT RESEARCH AREAS AT CAIT (Cont’d)(Cont’d)

RESEARCH AREAS AT CAIT RESEARCH AREAS AT CAIT (Cont’d)(Cont’d)

Selected Collaborative Projects Within SOESelected Collaborative Projects Within SOE

Past collaboration

Optical Fiber Stress and Strain Sensors (with Prof. Sigel) – NSF sponsored

Optical Fiber Chemical sensors (with Prof. Sigel) – EPA sponsored

Piezo-electric ceramic composite WIM (with Prof. Safari) – FHWA sponsored

Pending and Future Collaboration

Integrated piezo-electric ceramic composite structural sensors (both active and passive sensors)

Advanced chemical sensors (in-situ, real-time) Sensors for chemical, biological residues Integration into legacy incident management

systems New Project Funded by NSF, “Security of

Transportation Infrastructures against Biohazards”