INTEGRATED ASSET MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR ROAD NETWORKS

This document contains guidelines for integrating road network asset management into a road agency's overall business planning cycle. The guidelines are intended to assist large and small road agencies develop and implement stakeholder driven strategies to provide direction and support for the overall asset management task. The guidelines describe a generic process for managing a road network investment program, covering planning, implementation, audit and review. Emphasis is given to the integration of strategic planning at the road network level, based on the requirements of the road agency and other stakeholders. The integrated asset management process is described as comprising seven distinct but inter-related phases. The guidelines recognise that agencies may have their own detailed processes and analytical tools, and so asset management processes are not described in detail. The concepts of level of service and target performance standards are explained in the context of road network asset management. (a)