Asset Management
Transportation Asset Management (TAM) is a system to manage and optimize the preservation of transportation infrastructures and supports the advancement of state-of-the-art technology, practices, procedures, and programs. As defined by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Subcommittee on Asset Management, "TAM is a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, upgrading, and expanding physical assets effectively through their life cycle. It focuses on business and engineering practices for resource allocation and utilization, with the objective of better decision making based upon quality information and well defined objectives."
This office serves as the technical advisor to Federal Lands Highway leadership on assessing policy and program development issues working closely with Federal-aid headquarters, resource Centers and Divisions, Industry, and Federal Land Management Agencies to promote asset management principles and expertise.