Dive Brief:

• In the MAP-21 transportation legislation that became law in 2012, there is a provision for projects to move from 95% funding to 100% if the state agencies backing them use state-of-the-art technology in their planning and administration.
• One technology, 3-D project modeling, is an example of what the law calls "state-of-the-art intelligent transportation system technologies, elevated performance standards, and new highway construction business practices."
• The law also simply requires other best practices, such as saying state agencies have to have asset management plans for the national highways in their states.

Dive Insight:

The requirements and incentives in MAP-21 likely create opportunities for the private sector to help the pubic sector measure up. One British company, Yotta Ltd., has opened a U.S. office now to try to sell its software for managing data about agency assets.