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AASHTOWare Bridge Management 7.2 Release Update

March 10, 2026

BrM 7.2, will be available to the user community in April 2026! With this release, the BrM user interface will be enhanced to adhere to WCAG 2.2 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines, which is a growing requirement of member agencies. Additionally, BrM 7.2 will include:

  • Improved installation process
  • Change History Tracking
  • Integration with Open Telemetry
    • introduces a unified observability solution to monitor application behavior via logs, metrics and traces
  • NBIS Metrics Report (formerly the 23 Metrics report)
  • Location Map and Grid Control
    • Enhanced to have draggable map pin functionality
  • Clearance Module
    • Top voted priority to the user group

The Clearance Module allows users to capture significantly more data, including lane types and lane clearances, as well as visualize the clearance data via a graph. Tracking plural points per bridge allows the user to determine an overall minimum and maximum, to track different values for the leading and trailing edges of a bridge, and to communicate more data to stakeholders. This information aids in making important decisions related to bridge safety, including identifying creative solutions for getting large loads through and keeping bridges clear from collisions.

BrM 7.2 development is complete, and the release is currently in user acceptance testing (UAT). Testing materials were provided to the BrM Testing TAG in February 2026. Testing is expected to wrap up in March 2026, and final release will be packaged and available in April 2026. Please be on the lookout for BrM 7.2 in the near term!

If you have any questions or would like more information regarding this announcement, please respond to this email, or reach out to either of the contacts below.