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CARY, N.C. — WithersRavenel and IMS Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) are partnering to deliver full-service pavement management solutions for federal, state, and local governments across the continental United States.
The partnership brings together IMS’ pavement condition survey, sidewalk condition survey, and pavement structural testing capabilities and WithersRavenel’s lifecycle planning, infrastructure asset management, and pavement management expertise. Together, the firms will help communities move from reactive maintenance to proactive, data-driven decision-making, enabling leaders to provide a clearer understanding of pavement health, long-term needs, funding priorities, and service level outcomes.
Through this partnership, clients will have access to a comprehensive pavement lifecycle management approach that connects precise field data with practical planning, analysis, and implementation support.
“Many strong pavement programs connect what communities know about their infrastructure today with what they want to achieve tomorrow,” said Becca Ruffin, Director of WR Technologies at WithersRavenel. “IMS provides a clear picture of the current health of a community’s pavement network, and WithersRavenel helps leaders use that information to guide maintenance strategies, funding decisions, and long-term planning. Together, we’re helping communities turn today’s reality into tomorrow’s possibilities.”
“The best pavement data only creates value when it leads to action,” said Mollie Rhett, Director of Marketing at ICC-IMS. “We deliver precise, decision-ready condition data, and WithersRavenel brings the lifecycle planning that turns it into smarter maintenance and funding strategies. This partnership gives communities a complete path from the field to the future of their network.”
Building a Better Foundation for Pavement Decisions
IMS provides pavement condition surveys, sidewalk condition surveys, and pavement structural testing, delivering precise, decision-ready data using advanced survey technology that captures detailed pavement distress, 3D condition data, and subsurface structural insights. These services help agencies assess pavement and sidewalk networks efficiently and safely, with network-level pavement surveys performed at traffic speed.
The resulting data is built to support pavement management systems, GIS workflows, mapping, analysis, and long-term planning. This gives communities, agencies, and airport operators a stronger foundation for prioritization, funding conversations, and engineering recommendations.
Turning Pavement Data into Long-Term Strategy
WithersRavenel extends that foundation through pavement lifecycle planning and infrastructure asset management services. Using lifecycle modeling, WithersRavenel helps clients compare scenarios, forecast future pavement conditions, evaluate cost and risk tradeoffs, and understand how today’s decisions affect future service levels.
This approach helps communities make every dollar go further by choosing the right treatments in the right places at the right time. It also allows decision-makers to adjust plans as pavement conditions, budgets, and community priorities change.
WithersRavenel’s Infrastructure Asset Management team works with clients to develop asset management policies, asset management plans, data governance strategies, GIS frameworks, and long-term investment programs. The firm’s lifecycle modeling services support multiple asset types, including pavement, bridges, stormwater structures, buildings, and other public infrastructure.
A Full-Service Pavement Management Program
WithersRavenel’s pavement management program is built around selecting the right methodology, collecting the right amount of data, and developing repair recommendations that align with each client’s maintenance goals and available funding.
The firm has surveyed and rated more than 30,000 centerline miles of municipal roads in the Southeast using industry-standard rating methodologies, including ITRE, LTPP, PASER, ASTM D5340, and ASTM D6433.
WithersRavenel also helps clients evaluate a wide range of pavement treatment options, including rejuvenators, sealants, overlays, hot and cold in-place recycling, full-depth reclamation, reconstruction, resurfacing, and mill-and-fill strategies. By grouping rehabilitation projects for schedule and budget efficiency, communities can extend the life of their pavement networks while planning more effectively for future capital needs.
The firm’s pavement management offerings include:
- Pre-survey and data analysis
- Pavement condition surveys and data collection
- Pavement Condition Index evaluation
- Maintenance and repair recommendations
- Cost estimates and capital improvement planning
- Pavement management implementation, training, and support
Helping Communities Plan Smarter and Spend Better
A reactive, “find-it, fix-it” approach may keep infrastructure operating in the short term, but it often leads to costly and disruptive emergency repairs. Lifecycle modeling helps communities stay ahead of infrastructure challenges by predicting needs, guiding timely maintenance, and aligning investments with long-term goals.
For pavement networks, this means communities can better coordinate roadway improvements with underground utility projects, avoid unnecessary rework, and communicate more clearly with stakeholders about where infrastructure dollars are going.
By combining IMS’ high-quality pavement data collection with WithersRavenel’s lifecycle modeling and asset management expertise, the partnership provides a complete path from field survey to funding strategy, capital planning, implementation, and ongoing program support.
