Federal Aid and Non Federal Aid roads are the most important assets for every local government. Collecting data, analyzing and proposing a practical and cost-effective work plan has been the goal of local agencies. Implementing pavement management process can help local agencies to make the best decision regarding road investments. In this study, pavement management is comprised of two main parts. At the network level, the macroscopic model is adopted where each decision variables represents a specific proportion of the asset network. For each decision variable, future condition prediction models are developed. An annual budget scenario can be analyzed with the flexibility to vary the treatment unit costs, allowable treatments, treatment average life and the span of the analysis period. At the project level, the microscopic model is implemented to generate a detailed work plan based on the results from network level part. Also culverts are of the crucial parts of transportation assets and their failures can jeopardize the ecosystem and result in accidents. Inspecting and developing a management system can help agencies to better understand the current and future condition. In this thesis for a given budget level, the corresponding performance of the asset network is determined using the linear programming optimization with the objective of average network condition maximization. The optimization model consists of an asset deterioration model. The deterioration rates are predicted based on the historical condition data using the Markov model. Then, the results from linear programming used to provide users with a detailed work plan.

Comprehensive and practical, Pavement Asset Management provides an essential resource for educators, students and those in public agencies and consultancies who are directly responsible for managing road and airport pavements. The book is comprehensive in the integration of activities that go into having safe and cost-effective pavements using the best technologies and management processes available. This is accomplished in seven major parts, and 42 component chapters, ranging from the evolution of pavement management to date requirements to determining needs and priority programming of rehabilitation and maintenance, followed by structural design and economic analysis, implementation of pavement management systems, basic features of working systems and finally by a part on looking ahead. The most current methodologies and practical applications of managing pavements are described in this one-of-a-kind book. Real world up-to-date examples are provided, as well as an extensive list of references for each part.

Roads are one of the most valuable infrastructure assets within a community. Proper maintenance of the roadway network can promote the prosperity of a community. In recent times maintenance has become much more difficult with the price of asphalt increasing drastically and city budgets contracting due to the economic downturn. With these conditions, the proper management of an agency0́9s street network is necessary. The use of pavement management systems provides the help needed in the preservation of the street network. The use of pavement management systems provides significant benefits such as identification of the most cost-effective pavement treatment actions and accurate predictions of pavement deterioration. The research objectives are to examine and explain how local agencies benefit by using an adequate pavement management system and to develop a pavement prediction model appropriate for use in local agencies. This report provides a comparison of three different Pavement Management Systems: TAMS (Transportation Asset Management System), a Pavement Management System (PMS) developed by Utah the LTAP (Local Technical Assistance Program), a PMS developed by the Alabama DOT for use in cities and counties, and Micro PAVER a widely used commercial PMS. Their unique characteristics and individual strength and weaknesses are discussed so that potential users of PMS can better decide what fits best their agencies' needs. Then TAMS is explained in detail as an example of pavement management system and a case study of its application in Tooele city, Utah. Then an economic analysis of no pavement management, a partial pavement management system, and a full pavement management system is provided. The full Pavement Management System showed a savings of about

Multiple objectives are often used by agencies trying to manage pavement networks. Often alternative investment strategies can accomplish the agencies' target objectives. If the goal is to achieve the target objectives at the minimum cost, an approach is needed to assist agencies in identifying investment strategies capable of meeting the targets while minimizing costs. The approach used by the agency should not be limited to an analytical method to mathematically solve the funding allocation problem. Finding mechanisms to ensure the sustainability and efficiency of the investment strategy over time is a great challenge that needs to be addressed by the approach. The challenge is even greater for local agencies where resources are usually limited. This research develops a multi-objective strategic management approach oriented to improving decisions for pavement management practices in local agencies. In this approach, target objectives are tied to key pavement network parameters in the management process. A methodology to identify the best combination of projects to meet target objectives at the minimum cost while maximizing treatment effectiveness is provided as a result of the research. Concepts from the pavement management program (PMP) of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) of the San Francisco Bay Area were used as a basis for developing the methodology. Four pavement network parameters are considered for setting the target objectives over the agency's planning horizon: the average network pavement condition index (PCI), average network remaining life, percent of the pavement network in good condition, and percent of the pavement network in poor and very poor condition. Results from a case study show that funding allocation methods influence the allocation of preservation and rehabilitation funds among pavement network groups, affecting budget estimates and future condition of the pavement network. It is also concluded that the use of mechanisms that facilitate data integration and the flow of knowledge across management levels can contribute to making better informed decisions. Hence, the adoption of the multi-objective strategic pavement management approach developed in this dissertation should lead to identifying more efficient investment strategies for achieving the pavement network state desired by a local agency at a minimum cost.

Drainage infrastructure systems (culvert, storm sewer, outfall and related drainage elements) are mostly buried underground and are in need of special attention in terms of proactive/preventive asset management strategy. Drainage infrastructure systems represent an integral portion of roadway assets that routinely require inspection, maintenance, repair and renewal. Further challenges are the wide geospatial distribution of these infrastructure assets and environmental exposure. There has been considerable research conducted on culverts, but mostly looked at the problem from a traditional structural/geotechnical perspective. Asset management procedures for culverts and drainage infrastructure systems are complex issues, and can benefit a great deal from an optimal asset management program that draws from programs pertaining to buried pipes. The first and most important step in an asset management initiative is the establishment of mechanism for asset inventory and asset conditions in a format compatible with the routine procedures of field operators and inspectors. The first objective of this research project was to develop field protocols and operational business rules for inventory data collection and management and inspection of drainage infrastructures in terms of types of data to be collected, frequency of inspection, and analysis and reporting mechanisms. After review of these protocols by the project oversight committee, a pilot study was conducted to verify efficiency of their implementation. The condition assessment protocol introduced is useful in evaluating the overall condition of culverts and can be used for decision making regarding the repair, renewal or replacement of culverts. For the second objective of this project, investigators examined the inventory and inspection protocols employed by Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and developed a decision support platform, which establishes a link between the inspection results and appropriate repair, renewal and replacement procedures. After applying the recommended procedures, the transportation agencies can better track the conditions of culverts thereby reducing the risks of culvert failures.