Use of Transportation Asset Management Principles in State Highway Agencies

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 439: Use of Transportation Asset Management Principles in State Highway Agencies explores the state of practice for transportation asset management among state departments of transportation.

Roadway infrastructure within the United States includes features such as roads, bridges,
signs, pavement markings, traffic signals, support commerce and mobility, and is, in
essence, a shared financial public resource worthy of being managed at the highest level
of efficiency.

State departments of transportation (DOTs), local transportation authorities, and federal
agencies responsible for the fiscal management of the transportation system have
shown a growing interest in advancing the state of practice in managing these critical
assets. In addition, the recent congressional passage of Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act (MAP-21 Act) has established an outcome-driven, performance-tracking
approach that will hold states and metropolitan planning organizations accountable for
improving the conditions and performance of their transportation assets. It will therefore
increase agency attentiveness to these vital issues.

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