2.4.1 Objectives of lifecycle planning

The objectives of lifecycle planning can be summarized as follows (UKRLG and HMEP, 2013):

• Identify long-term investment for road infrastructure assets and develop an appropriate maintenance strategy
• Predict future performance of road infrastructure assets for different levels of investment and different maintenance strategies
• Determine the level of investment required to achieve the required performance
• Determine the performance that will be achieved for the available funding and/or future investment
• Support decision making, make a case for investing in maintenance activities, and demonstrate the impact of different funding scenarios
• Minimize costs over the lifecycle while maintaining the required performance