Strategies for a Comprehensive Inventory and Management of Real Property Assets: White Paper.

摘要

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) manages a significant amount of right-of-way (ROW) assets—around 1.1 million acres of land that provide ROW for nearly 80,000 centerline miles. Management of these ROW assets is crucial, as ROW issues often create a bottleneck during construction projects. The ROW portfolio also represents a significant revenue-generation opportunity, in terms of excess ROW assets. The challenge is to ensure that TxDOT is using current ROW assets as effectively as possible. Currently, effective ROW administration is hampered by the lack of a comprehensive, reliable inventory of excess parcels. Even if the inventory existed, a robust methodology for valuing those excess parcels is not in place. TxDOT has begun investing in a GIS-based system to catalog its ROW assets. This white paper outlines specific steps TxDOT can take to increase the capabilities of its information systems in order to automate ROW asset evaluation and identification of alternative uses, thus maximizing the public benefit.