Culvert Asset Management System: Best Practices/Pilot Project

Details

• Creators:
  Villwock-Witte, Natalie ; Clouser, Karalyn ; Fay, Laura
• Corporate Creators:
  Western Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  New Mexico. Department of Transportation. Research Bureau
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Culverts
  • Asset management
  • Inspection
  • Inventory
  • State departments of transportation
  • Literature reviews
  • Best practices
• Publication/ Report Number:
  NM16MSC-02-011
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  New Mexico. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This study identifies best practices for culvert asset management systems in state departments of transportation (DOTs). Researchers conducted an extensive literature review and surveyed state DOTs, with 47 states responding. In the survey, 33 states reported that they inspect small culverts. Nineteen states reported that they had culvert inspection manuals. The survey also found that culvert inspections are carried out by DOT maintenance staff, student or summer interns/workers, bridge inspectors, or central staff. Twenty-one state DOTs reported that they provided culvert inspection training, either developed in-house (15 states) or based on bridge inspection (6 states). Researchers also identified the most common data fields collected in culvert inspection and inventory databases, as well as the most common technologies (e.g., Trimble, iPad, paper, or a combination) used for field collection of data. Photos are incorporated into the inventory data system in 21 states.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86177/dot_86177_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.01 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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