Introduction. Effective development and maintenance of transport infrastructure is the key to the strategic development of the state. Bridges are the objects of critical infrastructure and, accordingly, an important component of it. In order to make effective management decisions at the level of the State Road Agency of Ukraine in the field of bridge construction, an Analytical Expert Bridge Management System (AESUM) software complex is implemented.
Problem statement. Actually, AESUM contains brief technical information on all bridges on public roads, namely on 16,142 transport facilities. Bridge economy is a living system where everything is changing : the number of bridges due to the construction of new ones, the transformation of small bridges into culverts; operating organizations, and also, which is very important — the technical state of bridges. Today, the sampling of bridges inspected and included in the AESUM software complex is 75 % on roads of state importance, 15% on local roads. Accordingly, information on bridges is constantly changing and needs to be updated. It is also important to improve the bridge operation strategy considering the scientific and analytical apparatus of AESUM.
Objective. Implementation of the effective strategy for bridges operation on the roads in order for planning financial resources for their repairing and maintenance. Providing the general public with up-to-date statistical information on bridges from AESUM will be useful for use in scientific and scientific-practical purposes, and the identification of certain analytical trends will allow improving AESUM regarding the formation of a bridge operation strategy.
Materials and methods. Analytical, statistical, system analysis.
Results. The study presents analytical and statistical information about bridges on the public roads of Ukraine. Certain trends and keen attention to the technical condition of bridges have been observed.
Conclusions. Actually The technical state of road bridges in Ukraine at the moment is unsatisfactory, which causes significant social and material damage and requires an increase in allocations for their repair and reconstruction. Currently, there is an urgent need for improving and implementing strategies for bridges operation, considering the scientific and analytical apparatus of AESUM for optimal priority planning and timely implementation of rehabilitation works on bridges and maintenance of bridges in proper state with rational use of financial resources.
