Successful Strategies to Integrate Digital Technologies to Achieve Data Interoperability Across the Lifecycle of Transportation Assets

State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are adopting digital processes to improve project delivery and asset management. Federal initiatives such as the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Everyday Counts (EDC) program—including EDC-4 and EDC-6—have supported these efforts. The Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (ADCMS) grant program (FY 2022–2024) provided funding for DOTs to implement and pilot digital approaches that connect data from planning through maintenance. These efforts aim to maintain accurate, consistent asset information throughout the asset lifecycle. DOTs are at varying stages of implementation and use different tools and approaches, but share a common goal of improving data interoperability. A scan of current practices—including data workflows, system integration, and data repository management—would provide useful insights for agencies nationwide. The scan is expected to identify key insights in areas such as: (1) digital technologies and lifecycle processes across the asset lifecycle; (2) integration with enterprise systems; (3) core data elements and IT requirements; (4) change management and workforce development; (5) data visualization and performance dashboards; (6) incentives and challenges related to technology adoption; and (7) implementation approaches and alignment with agency policies. Findings will provide practical guidance for construction and maintenance staff, engineering managers, executive leaders, and other decision-makers. The scan will compare successful strategies, identify approaches that support efficient digital adoption, and promote consistent, high-quality data practices across projects and agencies.

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

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $250,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-68, Scan 26-02

• 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:

  Irvin, Deborah

• Start Date: 20260316
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Data fusion; Digitization; Implementation; Interoperability; State departments of transportation; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01982445
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-68, Scan 26-02
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Mar 17 2026 2:44PM