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Transportation Asset Management is the standard of practice for state DOTs and others to manage the nation's physical transportation assets to optimize investment decisions. Transportation Asset Management is a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, upgrading, and expanding physical assets effectively throughout their lifecycle. It focuses on business and engineering practices for resource allocation and utilization, with the objective of better decision making based upon quality information and well-defined objectives.

This webinar gave an overview of the AASHTO Transportation Asset Management Guide. Discussion includes: Setting the Direction; Aligning the Organization; and Developing the TAMP. Processes and Tools are described, and speakers present a case study of New Zealand's TAM efforts. Presented in Webinar: The Transportation Asset Management Book Club.

A report on the investigation of longitudinal pavement marking retroreflectivity and its impact on safety.

"An effective pavement management system depends on reliable, accurate, and complete information. Having quality pavement management data is directly linked to the ability of the pavement management system to contribute to the development of reasonable and reliable recommendations and decisions regarding an agency’s pavement network. Pavement condition data are one of the key components of a pavement management system. Pavement condition data are used to model pavement performance, to trigger various actions ranging from maintenance to rehabilitation to reconstruction, to evaluate program effectiveness, and to satisfy many other purposes. While there are many different methodologies used for assessing pavement condition, ranging from manual surveys to fully automated procedures, the need for quality data remains the same. Agencies take a number of steps to ensure and verify data quality, including calibration of the data collection equipment or the inspection teams, incorporating quality control sections that are reinspected to assess repeatability, and verifying reasonableness and completeness of the pavement condition survey. The ability to evaluate and determine the quality of pavement condition data is essential for establishing the accuracy and reliability of analyses made using pavement condition. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored the development of a Practical Guide on Quality Management Procedures for network-level pavement condition data. The Practical Guide provides information related to the development and implementation of a QM program, incorporating proven QM practices, and showcasing examples or case studies using pavement condition data from a variety of state DOTs."

This plan addresses Rhode Island’s transportation needs from 2012 to 2035. This limited plan update is based on public participation, as well as federal and state agency collaboration. The scope of the plan includes surface transportation for both passengers and freight, and connections to other modes. Revisions from the 2008 Plan include 2010 MPO recertification recommendations, demographic and travel trends, transportation financing, air quality analysis, detailed mapping for environmental justice analysis, and an updated Congestion Management Process.

This document, published in 2012, describes the process for managing assets for the Far North District Council of New Zealand. For each asset type, the plan summarizes the current condition and performance of the assets, in addition to a description of the measures used. The system level of service has also been measured. The improvement plan is divided into improvement tasks, with descriptions, priority ratings, and responsibility.

The 2012 Launceston City Council Transportation Asset Management Plan follows the same outline as other council TAMPs in Australia. The TAMP focuses on levels of service, based on consumer expectations and strategic goals, future demand, lifecycle management, a financial summary, and a plan improvement program. The document includes a “Road Map” for preparing a TAMP.

North Dakota's long range plan describes seven initiatives to meet their vision, goals, and values for the future of transportation in the state. Each initiative contains several strategies detailing how progress will be made and measured. This plan will soon be replaced by Transportation Connection, North Dakota's long range plan extending to 2045.

This plan is a continuation and update of the 2005-2030 long range transportation plan which outlines the trends, demographic changes, and initiatives which guide transportation investments until 2035. As a part of the 2035 update, additional white papers and technical and strategic reports were also written which contain specific details on the goals and strategies of the MI Transportation Plan.

Michigan is currently updating their long-range plan. The new plan should be released as a draft in early 2021 with a final copy expected in July 2021.

A short Q&A covering the asset management-related requirements of MAP-21. The Q&A was published in 2012

This project will produce a performance-based methodology and user-friendly spreadsheet-based tool for straightforward and equitable comparison of benefits (and costs) across any set of operational improvements and capacity expansion projects that district offices may be considering. Recognizing that congestion, safety, economic opportunity, asset valuation and emissions levels are key measures of project success, the tool will emphasize multi-criteria evaluation for project scores and ranks. Performance scores, based on time savings, travel time, reliability, safety improvement, emissions reductions, land appreciation, pavement quality, and other features of the enhanced network-vis-a-vis project costs, over the project's lifetime-will highlight opportunities for optimal investment decisions, as well as project limitations that may require remedy.

This report by the New South Wales Treasury aims to help New South Wales Public sector agencies understand the ISO 31000 report about the risk management. The focus is to help these agencies integrate risk management system into their other management systems and processes. It begins by defining risk, risk management, implementation of a risk management framework, and the risk management process (assessment, identification, analysis, evaluation, and treatment).