Abstract:
The Pontis bridge management system (BMS), a product of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is now in its fourth major version, Release 4. Pontis continues to support the complete bridge management cycle, including bridge inspection and inventory data collection and analysis, recommending an optimal preservation policy, predicting needs and performance measures for bridges, and developing projects to include in an agency's capital plan. Transportation agencies licensing Pontis use the system in greatly varying ways and frequently have taken advantage of the system's flexibility to customize their implementation of Pontis to meet agency needs. A description is given of how U.S. transportation agencies are using the Pontis BMS, approaches taken to implementing the system, and agency-specific developments or customizations that may be of relevance to other agencies. Details are provided that include the level of use and degree of customization for agencies licensing Pontis with regard to supporting data collection and management, supporting the asset management process, and supporting other agency-specific needs.
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