1. Forest Service Management Systems (MS) for Forest Highways (FH) SAFETEA-LU Training Webcast April 2006 SAFETEA-LU Training Webcast April 2006

2. MS are valuable tools that: Support long-range transportation planning and program development Help manage the FH system and its components, i.e. roads and bridges, safety components and features Support long-range transportation planning and program development Help manage the FH system and its components, i.e. roads and bridges, safety components and features

3. In addition, they: Help make more effective use of financial resources Help achieve coordination with the nationwide (Federal-aid) system Help make more effective use of financial resources Help achieve coordination with the nationwide (Federal-aid) system

4. Purposes of Management Systems Enhance transportation investment decisions Improve the overall efficiency of transportation systems and facilities Link to an agency’s asset management program (goals, life-cycle cost analysis, investment decisions, evaluation and feedback) Enhance transportation investment decisions Improve the overall efficiency of transportation systems and facilities Link to an agency’s asset management program (goals, life-cycle cost analysis, investment decisions, evaluation and feedback)

5. Why are they important? Provide key information to the Forests for planning and project development Targeted at improving investment decisions at the State level Implemented cooperatively through the tri-agency partnership Required by law and implementing regulation Provide key information to the Forests for planning and project development Targeted at improving investment decisions at the State level Implemented cooperatively through the tri-agency partnership Required by law and implementing regulation

6. What types of information will they provide? Roads, bridges, safety and congestion Inventory of physical features Condition data Traffic counts Project histories Data for cost estimating Roads, bridges, safety and congestion Inventory of physical features Condition data Traffic counts Project histories Data for cost estimating

7. What do they mean to you? As they come on line, important sources of information for planning You can play an important role in the acquisition and quality of the data Provide you with leverage in setting priorities with tri-agency partners As they come on line, important sources of information for planning You can play an important role in the acquisition and quality of the data Provide you with leverage in setting priorities with tri-agency partners