ARA is a full-service provider of infrastructure (asset) management services for roadways, airfields, parking areas, and intermodal facilities.  We serve hundreds of municipal, state, federal, military, and private organizations worldwide, providing a diverse range of products and services that help agencies better use maintenance funds and be better overall stewards of transportation facilities and infrastructure.  

We use a range of data collection methods and software packages, and we develop custom software for specialized applications. Our end-to-end solutions provide quick access to information about infrastructure to help agencies identify maintenance requirements, issue work orders, rate the levels of maintenance, and establish programs for short- and long-term needs. 

Specific asset management services provided by ARA include:

• Pavement condition surveys

• Pavement management system implementation

• Infrastructure inventory and condition assessment (signs, lighting, guardrail, walls, etc.)

• Data collection using vehicle-based camera systems that collect high-resolution images of pavement surfaces and roadside assets and measure the GPS location of the images with sub-meter accuracy

• Sign management systems

• Maintenance management and quality assurance systems

• Custom-off-the-shelf (COTS) software implementation

• Customized software tools

• Needs-based capital improvement plans (CIP)

• Geographic information systems (GIS)

• GASB 34 compliance