Infrastructure Asset Management Academy (IAMA) for Engineers and Planners

Spanning millions of miles, the United States is home to a vast public roadway network that is relied on every day to connect a growing population with jobs, communities, essential services, and goods. Over time this critical transportation network has aged, and now a significant portion of U.S. roads are in poor or mediocre condition. Previous federal legislation has recognized the need for investment in American roads and bridges, including mandating that state agencies develop and implement Transportation Asset Management Plans. During the last decade, significant progress has been made. However, the complexity and scale of managing modern transportation networks require specialized knowledge that expands into disciplines beyond traditional engineering. Today’s asset owners must also manage and analyze large amounts of data, consider lifecycle and economic costs, develop risk management programs, and strategically deploy maintenance activities and capital investments to ensure long-term performance. The goal of this project is to train today’s asset managers in these key areas and provide them with the knowledge and tools needed to make informed decisions that can extend the service life, improve durability, and minimize the risk to their assets. CAIT’s Infrastructure Asset Management Academy is a 4-course program that brings expert speakers together to enable state DOTs and their staff to utilize emerging asset management technologies; better collect, manage, and integrate large amounts of data; break down organizational silos; and ultimately implement a risk-based, data-driven asset management program that can extend the service life of their infrastructure.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $100,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552344813

  69A3552348318

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Infrastructure Transformation

  Prairie View A&M University
  Prairie View, TX  United States  77446
• Performing Organizations:

  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08901
• Principal Investigators:

  Stiesi, Ryan

• Start Date: 20260201
• Expected Completion Date: 20270131
• Actual Completion Date: 20270131
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
• Source Data: 03-38-RU

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Life cycle analysis; Training programs; Workforce development
• Identifier Terms: Transportation Asset Management Plans (TAMPs)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Maintenance and Preservation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 02001912
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Infrastructure Transformation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552344813, 69A3552348318
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Sep 10 2026 8:40AM