In the fall of 2018, Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of Transport Canada, hired
a consulting Team led by CBCL Limited (CBCL) to perform high level Transportation Assets Risk
Assessments (TARA) to Climate Change (CC) at key facilities across Atlantic Canada, including the study
site. The risk assessment follows Engineers Canada’s Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability
Committee (PIEVC) Protocol, with adjustments tailored to the study. The PIEVC Protocol provides a risk
assessment framework based on interactions between climate parameters and infrastructure assets and
operational components.