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From FHWA's May 2012 Edition of Focus, this article outlines the purpose of the Transportation Asset Management Expert Task Group (TAM ETG), and additionally provides information on the ETG's current and future initiatives.

This report provides an overview and the updated results of the Oversize / Overweight Permits Process Improvement Project. The project results have been continuously updated and includes a new, state-of-the-art permitting system that provides self-issued permits for some customers.

This Guidance is aimed at local highway authorities and provides advice on how asset management principles may be used to support a more efficient approach to maintaining highway infrastructure assets. It includes 14 recommendations which should be considered in their entirety as the minimum requirements to achieve an appropriate level of benefit from asset management. The Guidance was drafted by a team from Atkins on behalf of the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) and is endorsed by the UK Roads Liaison Group.

The research developed a database system for pavement maintenance records within a highway agency.

This project explores the importance of preventive maintenance at airports, and produced a guidebook which presents preventive maintenance methodologies and implementation strategies.
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A research project conducted to produce a guiide which establishes a systematic process by which an agency can determine targets and goals, develop and implement performance measures, and improve their decision-making process for highway asset maintenance.
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Georgia's 2040 long range plan outlines the state investment policies for all modes of transportation. The plan analyzes and forecasts the transportation issues and investment needs facing the state over the next twenty-five years. It finishes with a set of strategic investment recommendations. Georgia's long range plan is currently being updated, with a final report anticipated by the end of 2020 which would extend the plan's vision to 2050.

This report documents and presents the results of NCHRP 8-36 Task 121: Successful Implementation of Enterprise Risk Management in State Transportation Agencies. The primary objectives of this project were to identify, analyze, and describe the qualities of successful implementation of enterprise risk management (ERM) programs in U.S. State Departments of Transportation (DOT). The study involved interviews of DOTs and ERM practitioners to identify state issues associated with ERM implementation and to evaluate the impact these issues have on the quality of its implementation. The results of a survey of 44 DOTs were used to select case study for detailed analysis of five agencies, which were further analyzed based on seven ERM implementation elements. The findings from the study suggest DOTs are motivated to use ERM practices because they believe it will enhance their governance and improve public confidence in the agency and are starting to receive tangible benefits from ERM programs. The research concludes that DOT ERM programs are still in their infancy and agencies realize that mature ERM programs and agency-wide risk management cultures take time to develop. The authors hope that the case studies in this report will help advance the maturity of ERM in the transportation sector.
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http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP08-36(121)_FR.pdf

A report on the potential applications of TAM principles in the management of ancillary assets, the integration of ancillary assets into Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAMS), and the development of an ancillary asset classification hierarchy.
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http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP08-36(114)_FR.pdf

This NCHRP Synthesis was designed to observe the impact of asset management in state highway agencies. The use of a self-assessment survey, followed by a second survey focused on state of practice and the agency's future, helped to evaluate the current influence of asset management and allowed for identification of future needs.
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A TCRP synthesis which evaluates the transit asset management systems in place at large transit agencies, and offers guidance for future development.
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An NCHRP report which offers guidance for understanding and predicting the life expectancy and condition of highway assets, in order to effectively implement asset management practices and better maintain an agency's highway assets.
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