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The scope of this TAMP as required by MAP-21 is limited to National Highway System (NHS) Highways and Bridges. In Maine, this includes the Maine Turnpike.

The 2023 TAM Peer Exchange held on July 9th at the 14th national TRB TAM Conference had a feature topic of "The Art of Project Selection." This slide deck compiles presentations from attendees of the peer exchange that showcase "Elements of Good Prioritization." Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Washington State share parts of their innovative approaches to project prioritization.

The report, created by the Transportation Asset Management Expert Task Group (TAM ETG), addresses the concerns of agencies facing a rise in the proportion of their pavement and bridge networks deteriorating to Fair condition. The TAM ETG members identified the factors contributing to this situation and initiated discussions emphasizing the importance of managing this increasing percentage of their networks based on TAM principles. The findings from these discussions form the basis of this document, which aims to: provide State and local transportation agencies with an understanding of why prioritizing investments in assets in Fair condition is more effective than heavily investing in those in Poor condition, and encourage the adoption of more proactive lifecycle planning in investment decisions.

This Transportation Asset Management Plan (TAMP), required by 23 U.S.C. 119(e)(1), outlines the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WisDOT’s) efforts to keep Wisconsin’s portion of the National Highway System (NHS) safe, efficient, resilient and in a state of good repair at minimal practicable cost. The TAMP is the result of applying robust asset management principles over an analysis period extending from 2023 through 2032. It is an operational document that focuses its analysis, options development, programs, delivery mechanisms, and reporting mechanisms on ensuring that strategic objectives are achieved over time.

The percentage of pavements and bridges in Fair condition represents a significant portion of the nation’s inventory. This document summarizes points raised during virtual meetings conducted by the FHWA’s Transportation Asset Management Expert Task Group (TAM ETG) during calendar year 2021. These discussions addressed the importance of managing pavement and bridge assets in Fair condition as a cost-effective strategy for system preservation. This summary highlights several examples provided by the TAM ETG to illustrate the importance of managing assets in Fair condition and suggests the consideration of performance to preserve or extend asset life in accordance with sound lifecycle planning practices to mitigate risk.

Transportation agencies consider trade-offs between investment options to address competing priorities with limited resources. Inadequate funding for all needed transportation improvements forces agencies to make difficult decisions across asset classes. The results of these decisions can have a positive impact on one performance measure but a negative impact on another. In addition to factors such as system preservation, mobility, and safety when making transportation investment decisions, equity is also an important consideration.

FHWA’s Transportation Asset Management Expert Task Group (TAM ETG) recognized the importance of equity as an emerging topic and prepared this document to explore existing initiatives underway in state, local, and regional transportation agencies to better consider equity in asset management decisions. The results indicate that equity considerations are more common in transportation planning activities than in asset management decisions impacting project selection. Therefore, the document presents suggestions for advancing the consideration of equity in asset management investment decisions.

This TAMP describes Oklahoma DOT’s strategic approach to enhancing the movements of people and goods by cost effectively maintaining the state’s transportation network at the best condition levels possible given available resources.

The Tennessee TAMP documents transportation asset needs and outlines planned investments that maintain and preserve the significant investment in the transportation network. It also serves as a strategic document supporting the overall Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Mission, established in 2019, “To provide a safe and reliable transportation system that supports economic growth and quality of life.” The TAMP documents proactive approaches to managing transportation assets with systematic, data-driven processes that consider the strategic objectives for the overall transportation network.

Iowa’s TAMP now includes the entire Primary Highway System, the complete highway network owned/maintained by Iowa DOT. The 2023 TAMP has a section for performance gap identification. Iowa's 2023 TAMP has sections for Asset Inventory and Condition, Life Cycle Planning, Performance Assessment, Risk Management, Financial Plan and Investment Strategies, and Process Improvements.