FHWA Adopts Aurigo’s Cloud Planning System

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is taking another step toward digitally transforming federal construction oversight, selecting Aurigo Software as its enterprise capital planning platform under a contract valued at $7 million, according to HigherGov.

Aurigo’s Masterworks Plan platform — a FedRAMP authorized solution compliant with stringent federal cybersecurity standards — will now serve as the agency’s centralized system for managing infrastructure planning and investments.

“Our platform gives the Federal Highway Administration the flexibility to adapt as priorities, funding models, and technologies evolve,” said Kevin Koenig, chief revenue officer at Aurigo Software, in the news release.

Part of a Broader Federal Tech Shift

Based in Austin, Texas, Aurigo is already a trusted technology partner for multiple state departments of transportation, including Utah, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Delaware. The company specializes in cloud-based tools designed for large-scale infrastructure planning, forecasting, and construction management.

FHWA’s decision follows a 10-year contract signed in 2021 with the agency’s Office of Federal Lands Highway, where Aurigo’s Masterworks Build product was used to modernize capital roadway construction planning and management.

Aurigo CEO Balaji Sreenivasan previously confirmed that this earlier deployment helped the agency streamline oversight of federally managed road and land projects.

What Aurigo Masterworks Will Enable at FHWA

Once fully implemented, Masterworks will serve as a centralized digital command center with capabilities such as:

• Capital planning and prioritization tools to guide investment decisions
• Integrated project management across funding, design, environmental review, and construction
• Scenario modeling and forecasting through “what-if” data simulations
• Automated workflows and mobile tools to streamline bidding, field inspections, and reporting
• Real-time dashboards and analytics for agency leadership and stakeholders

Aurigo achieved FedRAMP-Ready status in 2020, meeting strict cloud security and compliance requirements that are mandatory for federal IT vendors.

Why It Matters for Infrastructure Delivery

The upgrade comes as federal agencies are under pressure to speed up permitting, approvals, and construction timelines — a shift being encouraged across departments.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo District, for example, has recently adopted building information modeling (BIM) tools to match the federal government’s evolving digital standards.

With Aurigo now powering FHWA’s capital planning operations, industry observers say the move could further standardize digital workflows across federal and state transportation agencies, improving visibility and accountability on major projects.

Originally reported by Matthew Thibault in Construction Dive