Synthesis of National
Efforts In Transportation Asset Management
Project 01 – 01
May 2002
Midwest Regional University Transportation Center
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Authors: Bill Obermann, Jason Bittner, and Ernie Wittwer;
Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Russell;
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Table of Contents
Notes From the Researchers
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Acknowledgements |
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Acronym Decoder
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Executive Summary
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Introduction
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Project Purpose
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Why is this Project Important?
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National Efforts In Transportation
Asset Management
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Introduction to the Concept of Asset Management
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Educational Efforts in Asset Management
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Research in Policy and Technical Issues in Asset Management
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Implementing Institutional Change
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Conclusions
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Appendix: Detailed
Summaries of Organizations Surveyed |
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Professional Organizations
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Educational Organizations with an emphasis in Asset Management |
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International Organizations with an emphasis in Asset Management |
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Notes from the Researchers
In the Fall of 2001, the Midwest Regional University Transportation Center (University of Wisconsin, Madison) conducted a survey of national efforts in Transportation Asset Management. The organizations and efforts described herein are for illustrative purposes only and the survey was not intended to be comprehensive. The results show a wide breadth of interest and research in the area of transportation infrastructure management, which is generally not apparent to many who are new to this field.
Therefore, the report is intended to target a general audience that is interested in Asset Management and how various organizations are approaching the concept. Transportation professionals, officials, and researchers who are relatively unfamiliar with this area of infrastructure management may find this report helpful by introducing them to various past and present efforts.
Disclaimer:
This
research was funded by the Midwest Regional University Transportation Center,
the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway
Administration under Project #0092-01-10.
The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors who are
responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented
herein. The contents do not necessarily
reflect the official views of the Midwest Regional University Transportation
Center, the University of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, or the Federal Highway Administration at the time of
publication.
This
document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of
Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program, in the interest of
information exchange. The United States
Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. This report does not constitute a standard,
specification, or regulation.
The
United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade and
manufacturers’ names appear in this report only because they are considered
essential to the object of the document.
Acknowledgements
The Midwest Regional University Transportation Center would like to thank those national organizations that responded to our survey and provided critical information. Our thanks to the Wisconsin DOT and the University Transportation Center program through the Office of Innovation, Research and Education, Research and Special Programs Administration, US DOT for their support. In addition, we appreciate the efforts of Tim Lomax (Texas Transportation Institute), Sue McNeil (Urban Transportation Center, University of Illinois – Chicago), and Dave Ekern (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) in offering advice and comment throughout our research effort.
If you would like to obtain a copy of this report, download your own copy at www.mrutc.org, call 608-263-2655 or write us at:
Midwest Regional
University Transportation Center
University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
1415 Engineering
Drive
Madison, WI 53706
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Acronym Decoder
Agencies and Government Institutions
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Federal Rail Administration (FRA)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
National Highway Institute (NHI)
Professional Organizations
American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)
American Public Works Association (APWA)
American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) & Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF)
Foundation for Pavement Preservation (FP2)
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
National Association of County Engineers (NACE)
Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Educational Organizations
Midwest Regional University Transportation Center (MRUTC) – University of Wisconsin, Madison
Midwest Transportation Consortium (MTC) and the Center for Transportation Research and Education (CTRE) – Iowa State University
Urban Transportation Center (UTC) – University of Illinois, Chicago
University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) – City College of New York
International Organizations
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
National Research Council of Canada (NRCC)
World Road Federation (PIARC)
Organization for Economic and Cooperative Development (OECD)
World Bank & the International Road Federation (IRF)