Bridging the Gap: Creating Safe and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Division has a comprehensive asset management plan for its physical infrastructure like bridges and pavement that aims to keep them in a state of good repair.1 Concurrently, the Highway Division modernization program seeks to improve the safety and resilience of its transportation system to combat consistently increasing roadway fatalities and the current and future threat posed by climate change.