TRB Task Force on Asset Management

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TRB Task Force on Asset Management

• National Asset Management Workshop
• September 23, 2001

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Task Force History

• Only about a year old
• 2001 TRB annual meeting

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Activities to Date

• What we know
• What we need to know
• August reports

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Structure--What We Know

• NCHRP study approach
• Goals and Objectives
• Planning and Programming
• Collecting and using data
• Implementation
• Subcommittee added components

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What We Know--Conclusions

• Progress has been made in all areas
• No transportation agency has pulled all of the
  parts together
• Activity under any of the parts could be improved
• Real progress could be made if existing practices
  could be shared

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What We Need to Know Assignment

• What is being done in the area of Asset
  Management?
• What do we need to know?
• Focus on
• Promoting and disseminating research
• Encouraging implementation activities

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Need to Know--Areas of Interest
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Defining Asset Management and Its Goals

• Defining Transportation Asset Management
• Setting Goals
• Building on Lessons Learned
• Defining Roles
• Learning From Private Industry

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Planning for Asset Management

• Technology Transfer
• Barriers or Impediments to Implementation

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Designing and Developing Systems and Processes

• Data Requirements
• Level of Service Issues
• Integration of Systems
• Asset Preservation
• Asset Valuation

• Economic Issues
• Financial Issues
• Allocating Resources
• Making Decisions Across Infrastructure Categories
• Progress Monitoring and Tracking

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Sustaining the Process and Demonstrating
Effectiveness

• Feedback
• Measuring Results
• Research
• Sustainability

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Current/Future Efforts

• Developing a report of efforts to date
• Focus seems to be moving to
• Organizational issues
• Impediments to implementation
• Management issues
• Joint activities with other committees