Resilience and Asset Management

The management of transport infrastructure assets must take into account many parameters, including the necessary resilience of these infrastructures.

Approaches to Resilience: Examples from the United States of America

Transportation owners and operators are responsible for the delivery of a range of services and functions through the management of a multifaceted system of assets. These systems must be managed notwithstanding external threats, aging and deteriorating infrastructure, and fiscally constrained sustainable resources. Agencies are also moving towards performance-based planning and resource allocation while simultaneously recognizing risks that may undermine their strategic goals. With the passage of [...]

The City of Toronto Flood Resilience Strategy

The City of Toronto, Canada and its metropolitan area is home to over 6 million people and is the largest City in Canada and the fourth largest city in North America. Toronto is somewhat surrounded by the Great Lakes which strongly influence the local climate which can cause significant rain events resulting in Flooding.

XXVI World Road Congress – Abu Dhabi, October 2019 Connecting Cultures, Enabling Economies - General Report

The General Report of the XXVI World Road Congress has been prepared by GHD under contract with the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. It has not been possible to include the conclusions of all sessions in this report. They will be available from PIARC’s website.

Maintenance Programming for Performance-based Contracts using the HDM-4

In Mexico, performance-based contracts were first introduced in the mid 2000. They have largely been used for the rehabilitation of road sections, to ensure that certain standards are met and maintained throughout the lifetime of the contract. As a general rule, they also specify a minimum remaining life of the pavement subsequent to the conservation stage. This article describes these contracts.