Roads & Bridges Committee

The US Chapter Roads and Bridges Industry Committee is working to support AASHTO in implementing the resolution passed by the AASHTO Board in October 2019 to adopt the buildingSMART IFC Schema as the national standard for 3D (BIM) engineering data for roads and bridges by member State DOT’s.

This committee is jointly chaired by –

Will Sharp, Senior Vice President and Global Director of Transportation at HDR who is a member of the AASHTO Joint Committee of Electrical Engineering Standards, lead consultant to the BIM for Bridges & Structures Pooled Fund Study and serves on the ARPTA Board of Directors.

Mike Bousliman, CIO of the Montana Department of Transportation and Chair of the AASHTO Joint Sub Committee of Data Standardization (STAN) which comprises representatives from AASHTO committees responsible for road design, bridge design, construction, performance and analytics, asset management and from AASHTOWare

In addition to supporting AASHTO’s implementation of open standards, this committee facilitates coordination with buildingSMART International activities to ensure that US requirements are considered in the development, evolution and governance of  the buildingSMART international standards and services.

This Committee collaborates with key industry stakeholders including FHWA, NIBS, ACEC, AGC, ARPTA, HEEP, TRB, NSBA, and others.  Participation is welcomed.