Abstract: Local governments are increasingly responsible for the provision of roads. Arguments for decentralization assume that local agencies have a better understanding of local demands and are better able to allocate scarce ...

Abstract: The extent of degradation and decay of transportation infrastructure has created new demands on maintenance management systems. This, in turn, has emphasized the need for accurate condition assessment data for use in ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new framework for the analysis of infrastructure performance and the planning of inspection, maintenance, and rehabilitation (M&R) activities. The main facets of this framework are: explicitly modeling ...