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Monograph

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The 11th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 10–12, 2016. Organized by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the conference was supported by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration, and the Transportation Asset Management Pooled Fund project. It was hosted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT). The conference featured opening and closing sessions, 30 breakout sessions in five functional and two cross-cutting virtual tracks, a poster session, and four workshops. A peer exchange on implementing transportation asset management was also held in conjunction with the conference. Speakers at the conference highlighted the advancements and improvements being made in transportation asset management programs at the state, regional, metropolitan, and local levels. Information on the innovative approaches being used by transit and other modes was interwoven throughout the conference. These approaches are addressing emerging issues, local needs, and federal requirements to ensure the best use of limited resources for transportation and transit investment decisions. Asset management programs are addressing climate change and extreme weather events, engaging diverse stakeholders in ongoing conversations, and using more robust and timely data. Programs are expanding to include risk assessments, vulnerability evaluations, and return on investment (ROI) analyses. Asset management is also being considered from a regional perspective in some areas. Although numerous advancements are occurring, speakers noted that many of the keys to successful asset management programs remain the same. These factors include top leadership support, establishing a strong basic foundation, involving personnel from throughout an agency, and transparency with policy makers and the public. Conference participants also discussed issues that would benefit from further research and technology transfer activities. This summary highlights the key elements from the conference. Comments from speakers in the opening session are presented first. The five track leaders’ comments on the discussion of the topics addressed in the breakout sessions are summarized in the closing session.

English

34p

2016

Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings on the Web

11th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management

Web

Asset management; Conferences; Resilience (Materials); Risk management; Technology

Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 12 2016 8:25AM