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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.

NMDOT seeks to develop a Resilience Improvement Plan to meet the requirements and cost share incentive of the PROTECT Formula Program. In alignment with the PROTECT program guidance and in support of the New Mexico Governor’s climate action initiative, NMDOT will build on the Resiliency 1.0 Study to integrate new data sources into the GIS-based analysis framework, apply likelihood and probability analysis, integrate guidance from FHWA Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework, and identify key priorities for each NMDOT district.

This PowerPoint summarizes the approach and methodology being used to develop the NM RIP.

Presented on 2/28 at an internal briefing.

This project explores the critical yet under-researched topics of making a business case for resilience investments and developing effective resilience-oriented communications strategies for state transportation officials. These strategies are essential for garnering public support and advancing state and local funding initiatives. Building on provisions introduced in the 2015 FAST Act and earlier MAP-21 legislation, which emphasized resilience in transportation planning and risk-based asset management, the project focuses on both technical and public-facing approaches. State DOTs, in collaboration with regional and local organizations, are addressing resilience challenges tailored to their unique demographics, infrastructure, and resources. By examining successful resilience efforts and diverse challenges, this research aims to support transportation officials in integrating resilience into system planning and operations effectively.