From case study to worldwide perspective for the management of existing infrastructures

Abstract

Infrastructures already in place are crucial to the development of modern society. The transportation system, in particular, is essential for moving people and products internationally and bringing globalization to life. Infrastructure stakeholders today place a high priority on issues like sustainability as a result of increased awareness in recent years of the need to maintain existing infrastructures. As a result, rather than being replaced by new infrastructures that must be developed, the future infrastructures will be those already in existence and well maintained. Creating more precise, effective, affordable, and sustainable tools and technologies to enable entire lifecycle management is crucial to preserving existing infrastructure. The current work gives a broad overview of some pertinent initiatives that are being made in this area on a global scale, highlighting the latest technological trends, pointing out some opportunities that already exist, and speculating on some of the essential tools that will be employed shortly to support the management of transportation infrastructure.