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OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER

Asset Management, Preservation, and Maintenance

The Transportation Performance Management (TPM) and Asset Management (AM) Research and Technology (R&T) Program is a coordinated and cohesive program of research, development, and technology deployment activities focused on providing tools, innovations, and technologies; and on developing guidance and policies to advance the effective management of highway infrastructure and system performance.  Research development and deployment activities include: identification and advancement of specific strategies to enhance TPM; the improvement of AM, preservation, and maintenance practices; and the development and deployment of TPM and AM training, technology transfer, and support initiatives.