Original Scope: The Bridge Management Decision-Making scan focused on practices among US transportation departments for identification, prioritization and execution of programs for maintenance of highway bridges. The scan included a review of DOT manuals, guidelines, and policy statements, collection of responses to amplifying questions from DOTs, and travel to seven sites for meetings with DOT staff. The most detailed information was collected from thirteen DOTs that participated in meetings with the scan team. Document review in preparation for the scan included input from eleven other DOTs; overall, the preliminary desk scan included sixty-eight documents collected from twenty-one US transportation agencies.
The scan team prepared recommendations for practice in bridge maintenance in the areas of Preventative Maintenance, Bridge Management Process, and Agency Support.
Scan Members
- Peter Weykamp, New York State DOT, Scan Co-Chair
- Tod Kimball, FHWA Vermont Division, Scan Co-Chair
- Bruce V. Johnson, Oregon DOT
- George H Conner, Alabama DOT
- Keith Ramsey, Texas DOT
- Arthur D’Andrea, Louisiana DOT
- Scot Becker, Wisconsin DOT
- George Hearn, University of Colorado at Boulder, Subject Matter Expert
Sites Visited
State transportation agencies:
- Washington
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Virginia
- Florida
- Delaware
- California
County transportation agencies:
- El Dorado/Placer County, California
- Turnpike authority in Florida
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