Aligning Relationships Between Transportation Asset Management (TAM), Planning, and Programming

Background Transportation Asset Management (TAM) approaches have been instrumental in maintaining and improving the performance of transportation systems. Over the years, state departments of transportation (DOTs) and decision-makers have benefited from a large body of knowledge generated and disseminated by peer agencies and have generated refined approaches to managing their transportation systems. However, the effects of recent changes observed in external conditions may require re-orienting the strategic goals of these TAM implementations. State DOTs are seeking to address a wider range of enterprise goals in their TAM programs, including those related to mobility and resilience. Agencies experiencing flooding, changes to land use, deterioration of stormwater infrastructure, and extreme weather increase the risks associated with inundation of transportation infrastructure, bridge scours, and premature pavement failures. Rural areas can also be impacted by the lack of redundancy, impacting their connectivity to markets and other destinations. To further complicate this situation, growing travel demand, combined with a need to minimize disruptions for users, intensifies the pressure on state DOTs to proactively adapt. The objective of this research is to develop a strategic framework and actionable guidance that state DOTs can use to integrate resilience and mobility considerations into their planning and programming processes. This framework will support state DOTs in prioritizing investments, optimizing resource allocation, and making informed decisions that reflect both current and future needs. Ultimately, this project will support state DOTs' efforts to build a transportation system that is resilient, accessible, and well-positioned to serve the public in a rapidly changing environment.

• Record URL:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $400,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 23-53

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Weeks, Jennifer

• Start Date: 20251022
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Disaster resilience; Mobility; State departments of transportation; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01956600
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 23-53
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 28 2025 1:21PM