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Transportation agencies’ ability to manage their highway systems can be impacted by unexpected and unplanned events, such as revenue disruptions and natural hazards. Managing these uncertainties through risk management is an integral part of modern leadership practices and a key component to Transportation Asset Management (TAM). The FHWA initiated a project to advance the consideration of financial and organizational risks in a Transportation Asset Management Plan (TAMP). Several resources were developed to illustrate strategies for managing these types of risks, including two webinars. This webinar focuses on identifying and managing organizational risks.

Featured presentations and speakers:

“Indiana DOT Case Study: Organizational Approach to Implementing Asset Management & Managing Risk,” Louis Feagans, Indiana DOT
“Minnesota DOT Case Study: Consideration of Risk in Managing Ancillary Assets,” Trisha Stefanski, Minnesota DOT
Case studies featured in this webinar:

Minnesota DOT Case Study: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/asset/pubs/hif23020.pdf
Indiana DOT Case Study: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/asset/pubs/hif23019.pdf

Webinar Resources:
• FHWA’s Asset Management Site with all case studies from this miniseries and other resources
• Minnesota DOT’s TAM Communications Portal

The TAM Guide Chapter 3 - Organization and People states "Asset Management is not possible without people within the organization who are committed to its success. This part of the asset management framework involves establishing TAM roles, responsibilities and competencies, strengthening coordination and communication, and managing change."

This webinar featured presenters who shared their agency experiences related to TAM and change management, knowledge management, training, and capability building.

Featured Presentations:
• New Mexico DOT TAMP Knowledge Management. Virginia Stubella
• Michigan DOT TAM Program Assessment. Bradley Sharlow
• Utah DOT TAM Organization and People. Patrick Cowley and Chris Whipple

Transportation agencies’ ability to manage their transportation systems can be impacted by unexpected and unplanned events, such as revenue disruptions and natural hazards. Managing these uncertainties through risk management is an integral part of modern leadership practices and a key component to Transportation Asset Management (TAM). The FHWA initiated a project to advance the consideration of financial and organizational risks in a Transportation Asset Management Plan (TAMP). Several resources were developed to illustrate strategies for managing these types of risks, including two webinars. This webinar focuses on identifying and managing financial risks.

Featured presentations and speakers:

“Michigan Case Study: Asset Preservation as a Guiding Principle for Managing Financial Risks,” Lina Chapman and Bradley Sharlow, Michigan DOT
“Florida DOT Case Study: Managing Financial Risks by Monitoring Revenues, Costs, and Managing Investment Streams,” Daniel Cashin, Florida DOT
Case studies featured in this webinar:

Florida DOT Case Study: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/asset/pubs/hif23018.pdf
Michigan DOT Case Study: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/asset/pubs/hif23017.pdf

This webinar provided an overview of equity in the context of transportation asset management, covered what resources exist, what resources are being developed, and shared practices of state DOTs and local agencies.

Speakers included:
• William Johnson, Colorado DOT
• Jason Smiley, City and County of Denver
• Shaker Rabban, Minnesota DOT

Resources from the webinar:
• NCHRP 08-169 Project Page
• AASHTO Research Symposium Registration
• TRB Transportation Equity Conference Registration
• FHWA TAM ETG Document
• Task Force for Emerging Performance Measures
• Assessing social equity considerations within transportation asset management

TAM Webinar 67 featured speakers discussing how pavement and bridge conditions can contribute to system performance areas, such as highway safety, freight mobility, or reliability— based on work completed for FHWA Office of Operations conducted by Iowa State University, Gordon Proctor & Associates, and Starisis Corporation. The webinar also addressed how attributes such as pavement shoulders, pavement friction, or bridge conditions contribute to highway safety, freight movement, noise reduction, and transportation system resilience.

Webinar Resources:

• Applying Transportation Asset Management to Traffic Signals: A Primer, January 2022
  
• Applying Transportation Asset Management to Intelligent Transportation Systems: A Primer, January 2022
• Asset Management for Operations, FHWA
  
• How Pavement and Bridge Conditions Affect Transportation System Performance, October 2023

TAM Webinar 66 featured speakers from state DOTs sharing their experiences with adding transportation assets other than pavements and bridges into their TAM programs (culverts, lighting, traffic signals, guardrails, and sign structures are some examples). The end of the webinar features a robust Q&A where speakers fielded questions about their presentations and the process of incorporating a wide variety of assets into their agencies' TAMP and TAM programs more broadly.

We heard from the following speakers:

• Stephanie Shippee, Connecticut DOT
• Kellie Thom, Minnesota DOT
• Michael Johnson, California DOT
• Ning Li, Virginia DOT
• Toby Manthey and Hope Wright, Colorado DOT   

Resource shared in the Zoom Chat:

• MnDOT's TAMS-HydInfra
• Washington State Ferry Terminal Inspection Manual
• TAM Survey - closing Friday 12/22/23. We want your input!

TAM Webinar 65 featured speakers from four state DOTs who highlighted what their states are doing to communicate Transportation Asset Management (TAM) effectively to various audiences.

Resources mentioned in the webinar:

• MNDOT TAM Portal
• CT Online Factsheets
• Heroku Information
• Bokeh Library
• Django Framework
• Ohio TAM Hub

In this webinar, Matt Haubrich and Tashia Clemmons gave the AASHTO and FHWA welcome and introductions. We heard from the following speakers about their featured topics:

Laura Zale, Conference Chair — Conference Summary
Mike Johnson, Peer Exchange Lead — TAM Peer Exchange Highlights
William Johnson, Conference Planning Committee — Infrastructure and Risk/Resilience Innovation
Matt Hardy, Spy Pond Partners — Organizations and People Innovations

The webinar is punctuated by a discussion about next steps from the conference and feedback about how the conference went generally.

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Publication Date: August 16, 2023

Publisher: AASHTO and FHWA

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Louis Feagans, the Managing Director of System Performance and Transportation Policy at Indiana DOT, gives an overview of the most effective ways INDOT is advancing its TAM practice.

Andrew Pavey with Pavement Management at Alaska DOT gives his presentation on project selection for SOGR.

Shaker Rabban with the Minnesota DOT gives his presentation on their Pavement and Bridge Dashboard.

Jack Smith presents on North Dakota DOT's innovative Asset Management and STIP Development approach.

Ricky Milliner's (CTDOT) TAM Peer Exchange presentation. Slides are attached below.

The feature topic of TAM webinar 63 was Consistency Reporting. TAM leaders shared insights from how their organizations approach consistency reporting and consistency reviews.