RD180 - Biennial Report on the Condition and Performance of Surface Infrastructure in the Commonwealth of Virginia


Executive Summary:
Beginning in the late 1990’s, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) began developing an asset management system that facilitates the decision-making process for determining maintenance and operations needs. Beginning with FY 2006, the system’s outputs were used to establish maintenance and operations budget priorities around the Commonwealth. In addition, as the Commonwealth Transportation Board’s (CTB) Six-Year Improvement Program is developed, maintenance replacement priorities are considered for funding.

In 2002, the Code of Virginia was amended to include a definition of the term “maintenance” and “asset management” as they apply to highways, bridges, and ferries. Since that time, the Governor and General Assembly have: modified the programmatic budget and performance management structure for maintenance and asset management; outlined additional outsourcing requirements; supported staffing and location adjustments to maintenance activities; established requirements for local reporting on maintenance spending and asset condition; and lastly, increased the funding to maintenance activities.

This report is the next step in reporting on the condition of the highway infrastructure and the budgetary need for addressing that condition.