Aims to transform American infrastructure, increase the life span and resiliency of transportation assets, and enable transportation infrastructure to be prepared for, adapt to, and rapidly recover from natural or manmade disruptions. Included are better ways to design, build, and maintain all modes of transportation infrastructure, robust pavements research, new and innovative construction materials and intelligent construction methods.

Aims to address the impacts and potential benefits of technological innovation, including connected and automated vehicles, and the use of technology to enhance construction project delivery. The consortium also will investigate the use of machine learning, artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, and more to enhance proactive infrastructure management.

Aims to improve decision-making for financial resource allocation by incorporating enhanced economic analysis for transportation improvements and innovative transportation finance methods. Also included are policies pertaining to enhanced project delivery methods, innovative construction methods, and other infrastructure-related policy issues. Effective policy enabling fully informed decisions has never been more important.