A Planning Multi-level Bridge Management System for Taiwan

Bridges are the most important components in expansive transportation networks. And bridge management systems (BMS) have been developed to help government agencies maintain the bridges in their districts. However, bridge management systems vary with the different bridge types and the different management requirements for each maintenance level. The multi-level framework of a set of bridge management systems for the Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC), for the central and district offices of the Highway and the Freeway Bureaus, and for county and city governments in Taiwan are developed in this work. In addition, major issues and tasks for building a multilevel bridge management system for Taiwan are discussed in this paper.