This interactive IRF Road Asset Management training program equips participants with the practical strategies and tools required to effectively manage road networks throughout their lifecycle. Through dynamic lectures, guided exercises, and real-world case studies, attendees will learn how to make data-driven decisions, allocate resources efficiently, and perform risk assessments to optimize road performance and extend asset lifecycles. The curriculum also explores how to integrate innovative technologies to address evolving transportation demands and environmental challenges, ensuring resilient, sustainable infrastructure aligned with international best practices.

Learning Objectives

• Foundations of Road Asset Management: Understand the fundamental principles, frameworks, and processes that underpin effective road asset management.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making: Learn how to collect, analyze, and interpret data to prioritize maintenance activities, allocate budgets efficiently, and set performance targets.
• Risk and Resilience: Apply risk assessment techniques to identify vulnerabilities and enhance the resilience of road networks under a variety of conditions.
• Strategic Planning and Implementation: Develop comprehensive maintenance and rehabilitation strategies that extend asset lifecycles, optimize resources, and ensure long-term sustainability.

Target Audience

• National /State Road & Transport Engineers
• Highway Engineers and Managers
• Private Consultants & Contractors

Monday – Friday (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

Dr. Carlos Chang
Professor, University of South Florida

Dr. Carlos M. Chang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). Prior to joining FIU in August 2020, Dr. Chang worked as an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Associate Researcher at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), and international consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and engineering companies in road projects overseas. Dr. Chang is frequently invited as a keynote speaker at international conferences and as a subject matter expert in technical committees.

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