Minnesota Local Agency Asset Management Peer Exchange

This event—held May 16-17, 2017, in St. Cloud—convened city and county engineers from Greater Minnesota to explore the issues and challenges surrounding asset management for small and rural agencies in our state. It also highlighted some potential strategies and tools that are available to help overcome these challenges.

Attendees learned how small, rural agencies in Minnesota and across the United States are effectively and successfully implementing asset management of transportation-related infrastructure. Facilitated discussions and discovery activities focused on:

• Hurdles or difficulties faced by small rural agencies in developing and implementing asset management
• Potential strategies for overcoming these hurdles and difficulties
• Resources that are available to assist agencies in successfully implementing asset management

Summary Report

• 2017 Minnesota Local Agency Asset Management Peer Exchange Report (13.1 MB PDF)

Presentations

Transportation Asset Management: Peer Exchange and Practices

• Kris Riesenberg, Technical Services Team Leader, FHWA (362 KB PDF)

Otter Tail County 2040 Transportation Plan

• Rick West, County Engineer, Otter Tail County (917 KB PDF)

Morrison County Culvert Inventory

• Mike Becker, Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District, and John Kostreba, Morrison County Public Works (2.3 MB PDF)

Big Stone County Culvert Inventory

• Nick Anderson, Former County Engineer, Big Stone County (1.8 MB PDF)

Carver County City Asset Inventory

• Allison Kampbell, GIS Specialist, Carver County (1.2 MB PDF)

City of Vancouver Washington Pavement & Asset Management

• Ryan Miles, City of Vancouver, WA (802 KB PDF)

Roadsoft Roadway Asset Management

• Tim Colling, Michigan Center for Transportation and Technology (2.1 MB PDF)

North Dakota Roadway Asset Management

• Brad Wentz, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (1.1 MB PDF)

Northwest Pavement Management Association

• Ryan Miles, City of Vancouver, WA (481 KB PDF)

Iowa Pavement Management Program

• Inya Nlenanya, Iowa State University Center for Transportation and Education (891 KB PDF)

MN2050 State of the Infrastructure Potential Asset Management Class

• Brad Henry, University of Minnesota (410 KB PDF)

Sponsors

This event was sponsored by the MnDOT Division of State Aid for Local Transportation with program assistance from the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota and funding assistance from the Federal Highway Administration, St. Paul Division.