DOT Regulation Proposes State Asset Management Plan Under MAP-21
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (DOT), is proposing a development process for State (risk-based) asset management plans. In 2012 President Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), a re-authorization of the multi-year transportation bill formerly titled SAFETEA-LU. Under MAP-21, states must plan to stabilize or improve the condition and performance of physical assets of the National Highway System (NHS). Some state DOT agencies already use asset management plan data to strategize investments in infrastructure. The insufficiency of funding from the Federal-aid highway program (FAHP), combined with aging infrastructure, has led away from new construction and trended towards maintenance. Data-driven strategy is necessary to calculate risks and form long-term funding plans. The proposed rule requires these State plans, posts compliance failure sanctions, sets forth minimum content and encourages going beyond the defined scope, provides bridge and pavement standards, and establishes “the requirements for State DOTs to conduct periodic evaluations to determine if reasonable alternatives exist to roads, highways, or bridges that repeatedly require repair and reconstruction activities due to emergency events.” Comments on this DOT regulation are due April 21, 2015.
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