While the 15th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management program is being finalized, the following details provide some information about the conference agenda and its focus areas.

Program Highlights

Tuesday, 8/26 and Wednesday, 8/27

• Topics of the 4 Invited Panel Sessions
• Topics of the 6 Mini Workshops
• The 7 Overall Conference Sessions Topics

Thursday, 8/27

• 3 Optional Workshops

Tuesday, 8/26 and Wednesday, 8/27 Breakout Session Topics

Topics of the 4 Invited Panel Sessions

1. Pavement Management Systems for Local Municipal Agencies: State of Current Conditions and Practices
2. A Conversation with the Asset Management Expert Task Group
3. Case Studies in Asset Valuation
4. Challenges and Wins in Data-Driven Transit Asset Maintenance

Topics of the 6 Mini Workshops

1. Geotechnical Asset Management: Improving the Foundations of Transportation Network
2. Rhetorical Methods for Communicating Asset Management Process, Benefits, and Outcomes with Non-Technical Audiences
3. Connected Vehicle Data Driving Better Outcomes in Road Safety and Asset Management
4. Post-Implementation Evaluations for Asset Management: A Hands-On Workshop for Measuring and Communicating Project Outcomes
5. NCHRP 23-32 Transportation Asset Risk and Resilience – Development of a Standard Method of Assessment
6. Uniting Safety and Pavements for Pavement Friction-Informed Asset Management: International/US Success Stories

The 7 Overall Conference Sessions Topics

1. Asset Management Practices – Case Studies

• Where Are You in Your Asset Management Journey?
• The Story of Seattle Waterfront’s Unique Asset Management Approach
• A Framework for Building a Business Case for Transportation Asset Maintenance Funding
• Effective Life-Cycle Planning
• Tools and Technology for Roadside Vegetation Asset Management
• The Light at the End of the Tunnel: A Comprehensive Lifecycle Planning Approach for Tunnel Infrastructure
• Optimizing Roadway Safety & Performance with AI and GIS: Lessons from Richland County, OH
• Increasing Buy-In at Different Phases of TAM Journey: Creating an Agencywide Approach Through Change Management
• Creation of the Asset Management Organization at DelDOT
• The Enhanced Role of Risk Registers in Developing a Framework for Integrating Performance, Risk, and Process Management in Transportation Agencies
• The Art of the Asset Management Plan: Lessons from Yesterday and Today
• Integrating Highway and Transit Asset Management at the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Future-Proofing California’s Roads: How StreetSaver’s Cutting-Edge Technology Drives Smarter Decisions and Saves Billions
• Asset Management Education for the Next Generation of Practitioners and Researchers: Lessons Learned from Bootcamp
• Enhancing Port Efficiency and Resilience through Effective Asset Management

2. Communicating Asset Management Process and Results

• Developing a SAMP to Drive Improvement, Innovation, and Collaboration Across MDOT
• Communicating and Managing Change: A Recent Experience and Practices
• Communicating TAM Throughout the Agency

3. Data Practices in Asset Management

• Michigan DOT Experiences Using the AASHTO TAM Data Guide to Advance Agency Enterprise Asset Management
• Multimodal AI in Transit: Combining Computer Vision and LLMs for Automated Bus Stop Asset Monitoring
• From Data to Action: A Practical, Data-Driven Approach to Identifying Trackbed Defects
• Leveraging Decision Support Tools for Data-Driven Asset Management Dashboards
• Data-Driven Project-Level Traffic Speed Deflectometer Analysis
• Hybrid Data Processing Approach for Overcoming Data Challenges in AI-powered Pavement Preservation: An Iowa DOT Case Study
• Transportation Asset Management Leveraging Mobile Lidar Systems

4. Innovative Concepts in Asset Management

• Program Trade-Off and Budget Distribution Framework Developed in a Digital Platform
• Enhancing Asset Management Lifecycle Through Digital Delivery
• Advancing Infrastructure Management: MnDOT’s NiceConnect Project for Data Interoperability and Innovation
• Advancing Pavement Management Systems through Integrated Asset Prioritization: A Case Study from West Sacramento, California
• Asset Information Management System (AIMS) – Bringing Everything Together
• Public Private Partnerships in Asset Management for Upgrading and Maintaining Existing Roads
• Asset Management of Active Travel Infrastructure (ATI): An Irish Case Study
• Developing TAMP Knowledge Book to Support Workforce Success
• Leveraging AI and Machine Learning for RGA Intelligent Asset Management in KSA
• Management Framework for Electrified Roadways Integrating Economic, Environmental, and Risk Analyses Through an Expert-Based Approach

5. Resilience and Asset Management

• Applications of Geotechnical Resilience-Based Design and Assessment in Bridges Design and Management
• Enhancing Roadway Resilience at Culvert Crossings Exposed to Floods or Wildfires
• Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan
• Quantitative Risk Analysis of Frequently Flooded Roadways
• Risk and Resilience Quantification for Critical Infrastructure

6. Risk and Asset Management

• Risk Management Framework for Use at DelDOT
• Corridor Risk Tool at the Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Risk Management and Resilience: MnDOT
• Legal Reforms and Transportation Asset Management: Evaluating the Impact of Jordan’s Reformed Traffic Laws

7. Tactical Practices in Asset Management

• Rapid Condition Assessment for Roads and Bridges by High-Definition Visual, Infrared, and GPR
• A Data-Driven Approach to Ancillary Structures Management: MDOT Ancillary Structures Condition Forecasting System (ASCFS)
• SIMSA: A Unified Tactical Approach to Multi-Asset Inventory and Condition Monitoring
• Evaluation of UAV-Mounted LiDAR Systems for Surface Roughness Characterization by Computing the International Roughness Index (IRI)

Thursday, 8/28 Workshop Topics

3 Optional Workshops

1. Resilience in Asset Management Plans (AMPs): A Life-Cycle Approach to Weathering the Unpredictable
2. Asset Management and Digital Delivery
3. Building a Road Map for Adding the Value of GPR into Asset Management