Key Variables Affecting Decisions of Bus Replacement Age and Total Costs | Article
This report presents analysis of key variables affecting decisions of bus replacement age and total costs.
Publisher: TRR Volume 2274 / 2012 Transit 2012, Vol. 1, Including 2012 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture
Service Life Analysis and Maintenance Program of Pavement Markings in Thailand | Article
A paper that provides service life analysis, and proposes a maintenance program for pavement markings in Thailand.
Publisher: TRR Volume 2272 / 2012 Maintenance Services and Surface Weather 2012
Assessment of Sign Retroreflectivity Compliance for Development of a Management Plan | Article
A report on the assessment of sign retroreflectivity for the development of an asset management plan, using a new data collection plan.
Publisher: TRR Volume 2272 / 2012 Maintenance Services and Surface Weather 2012
Research Report 491 Factors influencing the decision to rehabilitate a pavement | Research Report
Asset Management, PavementThis report focuses on the factors considered in the prioritization of pavement rehabilitation projects. The research team evaluated current practices for data collection and integration to gain an understanding of the potential needs for improvement in the decision-making process.
Research Report 475 Data collection and monitoring strategies for asset management of New Zealand road bridges | Research Report
Asset Management, BridgeThis document contains findings from a literature review and from a survey concerning New Zealand asset management practices. A strategy is proposed for the improvement of data collection and management, which in turn is expected to allow for further development of advanced bridge asset management.
The Scoping and Development of Probabilistic Road Deterioration (RD) Models | Research Report
Asset Management, PavementThis document describes the ways in which road deterioration (RD) models could be developed to assign various possibilities to a pavement's future (as opposed to offering one possibility), using a probabilistic approach. The report outlines the applications of a probabilistic approach at both the project and network levels.
Managing Asset Management Related Civil Liability Risk | Research Report
Asset Management, PavementThis document provides an overview of a preventative approach to civil liability risk for road authorities. The report provides background information on claims against road agencies and recommends TAM practices for improved system performance and prevention of claims.
Relationships Between Asset Management and Travel Demand: Findings and Recommendations from Four State DOT Site Visits | Research Report
This study seeks to determine how state departments of transportation (DOTs) are using TAM and related techniques to address existing and anticipated future travel demand. Correspondingly, this study attempts to identify and document all cases in which state DOTs have incorporated travel demand measures within TAM and related analyses and decision-making processes.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Best Practices In Performance Measurement For Highway Maintenance And Preservation | Document
Asset Management, PavementTo date, there has been a great deal of variability in how state highway agencies have established maintenance quality assurance (MQA) program components and how the results have been used to establish accountability, improve highway maintenance effectiveness, establish budget requirements, and allocate resources. Therefore, a domestic scan was organized through the U.S. Domestic Scan Program, which is managed under the auspices of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). The domestic scan took place in October 2011 in Anaheim, California. The scan’s specific objectives included: 1. Explore the experiences of top-performing agencies, examining the degree to which their business plans and system-preservation strategic plans are linked to their MQA programs; 2. Identify successful strategies for linking customer expectations to agency performance measures; 3. Examine the variables that have most influenced the use of MQA results to improve agency accountability and/or support budgeting and resource allocation decisions; 4. Examine if, and how, different data measures, data-collection procedures, and data verification activities influence MQA program costs and the use of MQA results; 5. Examine the ways in which innovation has been incorporated into MQA programs; 6. Explore the ways highway maintenance and preservation information is presented to senior management, elected officials, and the public; 7. Explore the strategies (e.g., education and training programs) that have been used successfully to build buy in and accountability among field personnel; and 8. Identify technical and/or organizational challenges to overcome and strategies to improve the use of performance measures for highway maintenance and preservation activities. The findings and recommendations from the scan are summarized in this report.
Publisher: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
Best Practices for Managing Asset Life Cycle Cost: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) | Presentation
Case study of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and transit asset management.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration
Organizational Needs and Building Management Support for Effective Asset Management | Presentation
Development of an Asset Management System by UT Transit Authority (UTA)
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration
Benefits of Climate Adaptation on State of Good Repair Efforts | Presentation
Update on Climate Adaptation Pilots. Some transit agencies are already taking initial steps. FTA is taking action to help the industry and protect the federal investment. Historic weather patterns are no longer a good guide to future weather patterns. We must plan for asset preservation under future conditions.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration