For transportation agencies, that means maintaining and updating aging infrastructure is essential— especially as rising populations and extreme weather events continue to add pressure to existing road networks.

Recent investments like the $2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) can help jumpstart these upgrades. But how do you make the most out of that funding?

The first step is digitizing your workflow. When that happens, you can take control of all your infrastructure data with a unified solution that provides end-to-end project visibility for all team members. That can help your teams deliver higher quality projects, on-time and on-budget—even amidst labor and resource shortages.

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US roads and highways were graded a D+ in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) latest report card.1

Source: 1 https://infrastructurereportcard.org/

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First, you need to break down silos by shifting from paper-based processes to a common data environment (CDE).

Why: This environment will centralize all the data generated during the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of your future infrastructure projects. This can give you full control over that data, which can then help you share it easily across teams. That way, everyone can access all the information they need, whenever they need it.

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More detail: Your CDE can further streamline collaboration by enabling them to work from a single source of truth. Teams across disciplines can get all the information they need, whenever they need it and even assign tasks to specific project members. This can break down silos, particularly in a state data environment where you can connect your agency data to a larger ecosystem of data from a city to county level. When roles and responsibilities are visible for all team members, problems can get resolved faster, and you can stay on schedule.

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2 Once your CDE is in place, you can implement automated, standardized workflows. This can further connect teams and help them stay on-time and on-budget, regardless of project complexity.

To do this, you need to:

Implement automated, standardized workflows

Connect external contractors and consultants to your CDE. Implement standardized workflows for them to collaborate with your teams, along with open standards and API requirements to avoid data lock-in.

Ensure all contracts and RFPs explicitly state that all data belongs to you — not a consultant or software vendor.

Why: Internal and external teams can more effectively collaborate in an interoperable and open platform. Instead of waiting for feedback, they can quickly communicate in one place. Plus, automated workflows can help improve efficiency and maintain momentum since everyone can spend more time on high-impact work, and less time on manual tasks.

More detail: You can also use automation tools to create a model checker that analyzes every model submitted by your contractors. That way, they can be notified if the model doesn’t fit the requirements imposed by your company BIM standards, whether that’s because of its geometry or even the naming conventions in the file. They can then make the appropriate adjustments to that model, so that your company data complies to your high standards from the start.

Identify and automate the most time-consuming, manual tasks across your projects.

Explore how to leverage AI workflows to make the most of your standardized data.

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3 Use digital project delivery

At this stage, you’ll be ready to use the insights from your CDE to continually optimize your infrastructure projects for years to come.

Why: You can save time on a project if you already have all the data from a previous project to start from, instead of having to create it from scratch. Not only can this reduce rework, it can also make it easier for you to capitalize on your past investments.

More detail: Digital project delivery mandates like FHWA ADCMS, IIJA requirements are pushing transportation agencies to manage deliverables digitally. Asset management strategies for federal compliance also require full lifecycle data.

You can do this by:

Using digital project delivery to access real-time models of your assets, enabling better monitoring and decision making on any issues

Why: These insights can accelerate your project delivery timelines by enabling your teams to make more informed decisions on supply requirements, materials, emergency planning efforts, and more.

Developing equipment maintenance strategies based on historical data

Why: This can reduce unnecessary downtime as your teams can predict when infrastructure maintenance will be required and react accordingly.

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Case study: PennDOT Each year, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has 600-800 projects under construction with two to three times that in the design phase. By using a cloud-based, CDE and digital project delivery, PennDOT has been able to manage this complex workload by:

Enhancing cross- department efficiency with the ability to remotely collaborate with stakeholders from different locations.

Reducing reliance on paper documentation, allowing the team to focus on core work and problem solving.

Streamlining tasks like project site assessments by developing 10 mobile apps that replace former paper processes.

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Go further At this stage, you’ll be ready to prepare for the future in the cloud and with AI by:

Connecting your CDE to other technologies including DroneDeploy, EarthCam and ArcGis to simplify everything from maintenance or work order operations.

Leveraging $85 million in grants from the Federal Highway Administration’s Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (ADCMS) Program, which aims to award investments in technologies that boost productivity, manage complexity and cost, and deliver massive infrastructure projects quickly and safely.2

Want to learn more? Get in touch for a personalized consultation today.

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