Skip to main content
Events
Webinar

TRB Webinar: What is the True Cost of Infrastructure Assets Maintenance?

July 7, 2021

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)

Past

Topics

Transportation agencies constantly make trade-off decisions related to asset types, priorities, investment needs, and risk. TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that discussed the basic principles of maintenance planning of road infrastructure assets. An international panel of presenters explained how they have leveraged the Life-Cycle Planning framework and Maintenance Management Systems to support trade-off decisions using a data-informed approach. These systems integrate with GIS, prepopulate the work plan with physical assets, and optimize maintenance expenditure and renewal treatments to provide the target performance levels within a budget. Presenters discussed forthcoming tools, which will streamline the process even more.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Technical Committee on Maintenance Management Systems.

The slides are linked in the meeting materials below. Click here to view the recording.

Webinar agenda and presenters

  1. Assuring high level highway maintenance with budgeting and planning maintenance processes: Anita Bush, Nevada Department of Transportation
  2. Incorporating asset needs into an annual work program: Todd Shields, Indiana Department of Transportation
  3. Maintenance management planning as part of performance-based network management contracts for roads: Adam Bevans, Downer
  4. Question and answer session: Trisha Stefanski, Minnesota Department of Transportation

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify included maintenance costs within a total cost of ownership approach
  2. Identify examples of improved decision-making processes on renewing or replacing assets
  3. Discuss planning approaches that can help predict future increases or changes in maintenance and operations costs

Professional Development Hours

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Organizers

Major units and sub-units

Transportation Research Board

Primary

Technical Activities Division

Primary

More like this

Subscribe to Email from the National Academies
Keep up with all of the activities, publications, and events by subscribing to free updates by email.