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Asset Management

Update on Highway Construction Cost Trends in Florida
April 2007, Report

The Florida DOT has experienced dramatic increases in highway construction costs over the past three years and has been forced to announce a number of project deferrals as a result. Cambridge Systematics has been assessing the Florida DOT's transportation capital project cost increases to determine which of the recent increases are short-term or cyclical and which may be long-term. The resulting report presents the key findings to date, provides a summary of the activities undertaken, and identifies a number of continuing actions that are designed to help the Florida DOT keep track of the current state and direction of the State's construction market, and enhance its planning and decision-making ability moving forward. 

A Review of DOT Compliance with GASB 34 Requirements
April 2004, Report

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 522: A Review of DOT Compliance with GASB 34 Requirements examines approaches taken by state departments of transportation to comply with the requirements of Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34. This report documents how the requirements set by GASB 34 were met and catalogs the various approaches that were implemented in the first year. 

Appendices to this report were published as NCHRP Web Document 63: A Review of DOT Compliance with GASB 34 Requirements-Final Report: Appendices A through G. 

Analytic Tools for Asset Management
September 2003, Presentation

The Analytic Tools for Asset Management presentation provides an overview of NCHRP Project 20-57. It was presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 5th National Conferences on Asset Management in both Seattle, Washington, and Atlanta, Georgia. 

Pontis® Preservation White Paper
September 2003, White Paper

The Pontis Preservation White Paper explores the use of Pontis to justify bridge preservation programs. It was developed for the AASHTO Pontis Task Force. 

Implementation of the AASHTO Pontis® Bridge Management System
November 2002, White Paper

The Implementation of the AASHTO Pontis Bridge Management System paper synthesizes the state-of-the-practice in implementing Pontis. It was presented at the TRB 9th International Bridge Conference in Orlando, Florida. 

 

Transportation Asset Management Brochure
October 2002, Brochure

The Transportation Asset Management Brochure presents highlights from the AASHTO Transportation Asset Management Guide, developed through NCHRP Project 20-24(11). A noteworthy feature of the brochure is a self-assessment exercise that can help agencies quickly characterize their existing asset management practices and identify opportunities for improvement. 

Asset Management Framework and Principles
October 2002, Presentation

The Asset Management Framework and Principles presentation provides a concise introduction to the principles of asset management. It represents one of the modules from a one-day training course on transportation asset management, now available though the National Highway Institute (NHI). 

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