As bridge infrastructure continues to age amid rising traffic volumes and limited budgets, agencies are embracing data-driven approaches for optimizing capital investments, effectively prioritizing maintenance and rehabilitation projects, and safeguarding bridge networks' long-term performance and safety. This growing complexity (There are more than 623,000 bridges across the country, of which 49.1% are in “fair” condition, 44.1% are in “good” condition, and 6.8% are in “poor” condition, according to American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure) emphasizes the need for a Bridge Management System, an AI-powered decision-support platform, designed to support data-driven decision-making, monitor structural conditions, prioritize bridge management projects, and allocate resources efficiently.
That’s where manageX™ comes in—transforming complex inspection data into prioritized maintenance plans through intelligent, actionable insights. complex inspection data that extends bridge lifespans and reduces costs.”
From short-term maintenance to long-term capital planning, manageX™ empowers agencies and bridge managers to assess structural conditions, forecast deterioration, and prioritize projects—all within a unified, data-driven framework. By optimizing budget allocation and integrating predictive analytics with intuitive workflows, manageX™ delivers actionable insights that extend bridge lifespans, reduce lifecycle costs, and enhance safety and reliability across entire bridge networks.
Beyond maps and insights lies the data engine of smarter decision-making: powerful optimization tools like ILP, built into manageX™.
ILP is a mathematical optimization technique used to find the best solution from a set of options, where variables are restricted to whole numbers and the relationships are defined by linear equations.
In manageX™, ILP powers precise project prioritization and budget optimization, ensuring resources are allocated where they deliver the most impact.
Advantages:
manageX™ is built on an Integer Linear Programming (ILP) foundation, enabling precise and scalable optimization for bridge management. This advanced methodology supports evidence-based planning, helping agencies allocate resources efficiently, meet regulatory standards, and tailor infrastructure strategies to local needs while ensuring long-term network resilience and safety.
Integer Linear Programming (ILP) achieves global optimization by exhaustively exploring feasible solutions efficiently through mathematical intelligence to find the optimal one to find the optimal one, whereas IBCR relies on heuristics that provide suboptimal results.
That optimization power isn’t theoretical—it’s built to tackle practical planning challenges. Here's How
manageX™, an advanced bridge management system, offers versatile support for a wide range of scenario types, empowering agencies to explore strategic options with clarity and confidence. From optimizing network performance within budget constraints to conducting gap analyses and unconstrained needs assessments and lifecycle cost analysis, manageX™ delivers flexible, data-driven insights for informed decision-making across short- and long-term planning horizons.
Scenario planning meets precision data—manageX™ brings them together for strategic clarity.
manageX™ seamlessly integrates critical inputs—including inspection data, custom calculations, and configurable settings—enabling accurate, tailored analysis that aligns with your agency’s goals, constraints, and real-world infrastructure conditions.
And because real-world planning demands real-world accuracy, manageX™ builds in deterioration modeling that reflects how assets truly behave over time.
By looking at your historical data, manageX™ offers scalable deterioration modeling for bridge elements and components, enabling precise tracking of asset decline over time. By incorporating advanced probabilistic and Machine Learning algorithms, it provides deterioration models that facilitate timely interventions, optimize maintenance strategies, and extend asset lifecycles.
With deterioration mapped, the next step is taking action, and manageX™ lets you customize every move.
In manageX™, actions are tailored for both the structure and member levels, offering granular control over maintenance and repair strategies. This dual-level approach enhances precision and practicality, optimizing asset performance and lifespan.
Each action in manageX™ is associated with a defined unit cost and customizable triggers, allowing for strategic, policy-driven decision-making. This flexibility supports effective resource allocation and compliance with government asset management standards.
With manageX™’s dual-level framework, the precision of member-level actions complements the broader strategies at the structure level, creating a holistic approach to asset maintenance and optimization.
manageX™’s efficient optimization algorithms enable quick scenario testing and parameter adjustments. Sensitivity analysis identifies the optimal balance of weights for multiple objectives, such as cost, safety, and service life, helping agencies make informed decisions that align with their goals while staying within real-world constraints like limited budgets or policy requirements. Testing how changes in priorities affect outcomes reveals how shifting focus (e.g., prioritizing safety over cost) can impact the final plan, enabling more transparent and strategic planning.
manageX™ integrates seamlessly with NBI, element data, and custom Excel calculation fields.
This flexible architecture lets agencies tailor bridge management, using real-world data and optimization to quickly test scenarios and make data-driven, practical decisions.
manageX™ was effectively deployed by the government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas to enhance its bridge management system, offering a tailored approach that addressed the department’s unique needs.
The implementation focused on three key areas to optimize performance and budget management:
Outcomes
manageX™ is more than just an asset management tool—it’s a complete decision support system. From engineering to finance to policy, it bridges the gap between data and actionable outcomes. Whether managing local infrastructure or a national network, manageX™ empowers government agencies to make informed, cost-effective decisions, optimize resource allocation, and ensure transparency in every expenditure.
With $40B in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) bridge funding and $191B in identified needs, manageX™ helps agencies strategically prioritize projects, close critical infrastructure gaps, and maximize the impact of every federal dollar. Modernize your planning. Strengthen accountability.
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