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MBTA Transit Asset Management Plan Massachusetts Bay The following document was created by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). This document file may not be fully accessible. If you would like to request this file in a different format, please contact the Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) via email at [email protected]. CTPS will coordinate your request with the MBTA. SEPTEMBER 2018 MBTA Transit Asset Management Plan Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transportation Authority MBTA TRANSIT ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN This page intentionally left blank This page intentionally left blank PAGE 4 OF 143 MBTA TRANSIT ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 MBTA Background ................................................................................................................................. 15 Scope of Transit Asset Management Plan ...................................................................................... 16 Objectives .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Accountable Executive and Strategic Alignment ........................................................................ 18 Plan Structure ........................................................................................................................................... 19 TAM Plan Period ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Transit Asset Management Planning Requirements ................................................................... 20 Asset Management Policy ............................................................................................................................. 23 Purpose ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 Principles .................................................................................................................................................... 24 Asset and Asset Management Performance .......................................................................................... 25 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 25 MBTA Performance Management Approach ............................................................................... 26 MBTA GM Goals ............................................................................................................................. 26 Levels of Service .............................................................................................................................. 28 Current Performance ............................................................................................................................. 30 Asset Portfolio ................................................................................................................................................... 32 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 34 Transit ................................................................................................................................................ 34 Commuter Rail ................................................................................................................................ 35 Asset Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 36 Asset Condition ....................................................................................................................................... 41 Risk Management ............................................................................................................................................ 50 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 52 Risk Management Approach .............................................................................................................. 52 Current Risk Management Activities ....................................................................................... 52 A Risk Management Process Framework for Asset Management ................................ 54 Lifecycle Management Strategies ............................................................................................................... 59 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 59 Current Lifecycle Management Strategies ..................................................................................... 60 Vehicles ............................................................................................................................................. 61 PAGE 1 OF 143 MBTA TRANSIT ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN Infrastructure (Track, Signals, Power, Facilities) ................................................................... 62 Lifecycle Strategy Improvements ....................................................................................................... 64 Work Plans and Budget Forecasts ............................................................................................................. 65 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 65 Decision Support ..................................................................................................................................... 65 Capital Planning and Investment Prioritization ................................................................... 65 Funding Sources ............................................................................................................................ 68 FY19-23 Capital Investment Plan ....................................................................................................... 69 MBTA Capital Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................... 70 Asset Management Practices ....................................................................................................................... 72 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 73 Organization ............................................................................................................................................ 73 Core Business Processes ....................................................................................................................... 74 Enterprise-Level Processes .......................................................................................................... 74 Asset-Level Business Processes .................................................................................................. 82 Asset Information and Supporting Technologies ........................................................................ 93 Improvement Actions ..................................................................................................................................... 95 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 95 MBTA Current Asset Management Capability .............................................................................. 96 Future Improvement ............................................................................................................................. 98 Interdependencies ....................................................................................................................................... 103 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................................... 104 APPENDIX A. LIST OF ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................. 106 APPENDIX B. KEY DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................................................... 107 APPENDIX C. STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS .................. 109 APPENDIX D. USEFUL LIFE BENCHMARKS ................................................................................................... 111 APPENDIX E. MBTA FUNDING SOURCES ..................................................................................................... 112 APPENDIX F. PROJECT-BASED LISTING OF INVESTMENT PRIORITIES ................................................ 114 APPENDIX G. MBTA TRANSIT ASSET MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS
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