TransportationAsset Management
Presented by:Madeleine Bloom, DirectorOffice of Asset Management, FHWA
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An Introductory Briefing
Agenda Introduction What is Asset Management? Why Asset Management? How do we get there? Conclusion
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What is Asset Management ?
• No “definitive” definition
• Bottom-line: Cost-effective resource allocation and programming decisions
Working Definition
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What is Asset Management ?
• Partnership
• Consensus
• Information based
• Strategic Resource Allocation
• Performance Measurement
• Feedback
What it means….
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What is Asset Management ?Key Elements
Engineering Economics
BusinessPractices
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Broad Range of Assets
Highway Transit Air
PavementsBridgesHardwareTunnelsSignalsRest Areas
Dollars
People
Data
TracksRolling StockStations
RunwaysTerminalsHangers
What is Asset Management?
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Why Asset Management
• System Demands
• Personnel Constraints• Increased Budget
Demands
Driving Trends
Transportation Environment
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Why Asset Management
• What is Bought with Public Funds
• How Spending Decisions are made
• What is Accomplished
Driving Trends
Accountability
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• New Financial Reporting Requirement for States
• Requires Recording of Long-Lived Infrastructure
• Depreciation or Preservation (Asset Management) Approach
Why Asset ManagementDriving Trends
GASB Statement No. 34
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Why Asset Management
• Increasingly powerful computers
• Sophisticated analytical tools and techniques
• Advances in information technology
Driving TrendsTechnological Advances
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How Do We Get There?
• FHWA Reorganization
• Consolidate Disparate Functions
• Partnership with AASHTO
FHWA Office of Asset Management
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How Do We Get There?
• AASHTO Task Force
• Workshops
• AASHTO Guide to Asset Management (NCHRP)
• AASHTO Strategic/Action Plan
AASHTO/FHWA Partnership
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Transportation Asset Management Workshops
How Do We Get There?AASHTO/FHWA Partnership
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Strategic Plan - Goals
•Develop Partnerships
•Develop an Understanding
•Develop Tools and Research
•Inform Leadership on Use
•Assist Member States
How Do We Get There?AASHTO
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