Global infrastructure firm AECOM is expanding its digital planning capabilities through a new partnership with mapping and location technology provider TomTom.
Under the agreement, Dallas-based AECOM will integrate several of TomTom’s traffic and mobility data platforms into its infrastructure planning and transport modeling workflows, according to a Feb. 12 announcement from TomTom.
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The collaboration is designed to strengthen AECOM’s capabilities in mobility planning, traffic systems management, operations and long-term infrastructure design.
Through the partnership, AECOM will gain access to a suite of TomTom products, including Traffic Stats, Origin Destination Analysis, Historic Traffic Volumes, Route Monitoring, Live Traffic and Junction Analytics.
One offering — TomTom Live Traffic — provides low-latency, spatially and temporally accurate live observed speed data and road traffic incident detection to traffic management centers, road network managers and emergency services. AECOM’s traffic management teams will use that technology to increase safety and efficiency on the road networks they monitor. The firm will also leverage traffic data to improve infrastructure planning.
By embedding live and historical traffic intelligence into early-stage planning, AECOM aims to better forecast congestion patterns, evaluate corridor performance and design infrastructure projects that can adapt to shifting mobility demands.
The move reflects a broader industry trend toward data-driven infrastructure planning, where real-time analytics are used not only for operational management but also for predictive modeling and capital investment decisions.
Beyond road network monitoring, AECOM expects the new tools to support aviation and multimodal transport initiatives — key growth areas for the company.
AECOM will also use the technology to improve accessibility, post-project evaluation and transport policy research, said Dwight Pullen, senior vice president and global aviation and surface transport leader for AECOM, in the news release.
“This collaboration will enable us to deliver innovative solutions that address the evolving demands of transportation and urban development,” Pullen said.
The ability to integrate origin-destination analytics and junction-level insights could help AECOM refine airport access planning, freight movement strategies and urban mobility studies — particularly in fast-growing metro regions where congestion pressures are intensifying.
The announcement follows AECOM’s optimistic forecast for infrastructure activity in 2026.
CEO Troy Rudd previously told investors during the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings call in November that state departments of transportation continued to maintain strong budgets and that funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act remained supportive of project pipelines.
However, during AECOM’s fiscal first-quarter earnings call on Feb. 11, executives acknowledged that federal award activity slowed during 2025’s government shutdown. Days later, another partial government shutdown began amid disputes over Department of Homeland Security funding, adding a layer of uncertainty to federal project timing.
Despite those challenges, Rudd emphasized that overall infrastructure demand has not softened and expressed optimism about a forthcoming highway bill currently advancing through Congress.
By investing in advanced mobility analytics now, AECOM appears to be positioning itself to compete more aggressively for complex, technology-driven infrastructure projects as federal and state funding cycles continue to evolve.
As transportation networks become more connected and data-rich, partnerships like this one underscore how engineering firms are blending traditional civil expertise with advanced digital intelligence to improve safety, efficiency and long-term urban resilience.
Originally reported by Matthew Thibault, Reporter in Construction Dive.
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