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The Utah Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) assists local agencies in Utah to implement and use the TAMS
(Transportation Asset Management System) program to maintain, preserve, and enhance their road and street facilities. One of the most valuable infrastructure
assets is an agency's street network. Maintaining an entire infrastructure network at a high level of service promotes the prosperity of that entire agency.
Currently, many state and local transportation agencies use this tool of asset management to cost effectively preserve and improve their infrastructure network.
The TAMS program is a module that uses a Geographic Information System (GIS) interface,
MapWindow, and allows the user to point and click on a map to select
individual transportation asset features such as street segments or signs for inventory, condition rating, analysis,
and treatment tracking purposes. Although a GIS map is not required for most functions of the program, it is highly recommended.
Click HERE to download a pdf brochure of the TAMS Pavement Module.
Click HERE to be directed to information related to Our Safety
Software Suite that contains modules for Sign Management, Crash Analysis, Road Safety Audits, ADA Ramps and more.
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TAMS Pavements 3.0 |
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The TAMS Pavement Module was developed at Utah State University by the Utah Local Technical Assistance Program (Utah LTAP Center) under the direction of Doyt Y. Bolling, P.E.
The goal of the TAMS program is to serve as a tool for local agencies to effectively manage their transportation systems. The program enables managers to perform
both individual project level analyses and network level analyses to determine the best use of resources. |
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| Geographic Information System (GIS) Navigation |
| The figure below shows a map of the system with streets and sign/support locations. |
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| Asset Inventory |
| The asset inventory form is accessed by point and click via the GIS
interface. Physical attributes as well as pavement distress ratings are recorded here. |
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| Virtual Maintenance |
| The TAMS Analysis/Maintenance Optimization Tool allows the user to design a maintenance strategy
by appling virtual treatments to all or part of the system and view the resulting effects. Results show money spent, area treated
and increased remaining service levels (RSL). |
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| Work Orders |
| The TAMS Work Order form is project based. The user can add multiple street segments to a project
by street name from a drop down menu or by clicking the segment from the map. Once the desired treatment is selected, the user can
immediately see the total area to treat and the cost. |
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| Query Tool |
| The TAMS Query Tool allows the user to write custom queries and then export to a text file or MS Excel sheet
or color the resulting street segments on the map. |
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| Color Scheme Tool |
| The TAMS Color Scheme Tool is designed to create maps by coloring street segments accordding to the
specified criteria. For example, a Pubilc Works Director may want to see a map of the recommended treatments and have each treatment
denoted by a separate color. In this case, the color GREEN could mean slurry seal, the color
BLUE could mean crack seal, and the color BROWN could
mean overlay. |
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