In 2024, region staff assessed the condition of 100% of the federal-aid eligible roads in Region 14 using the PASER road rating system, as requested by the State of Michigan Asset Management Council. The data collection effort requires the collection of three items: PASER rating, surface type, and the number of lanes. PASER is a visual rating assessment system that rates the road surface condition for a given segment on a scale of 1-10.
In 2024 region staff rated approximately 2,049 miles of federal aid eligible roads. Individual county summaries are below. The Asset Management Council has prescribed a fix for each of the PASER rating categories:
– Roads receiving a rating of 8 or higher require only Routine Maintenance
– Roads receiving a rating of 5-7 require Capital Preventative Maintenance
– Roads receiving a rating of 4 or less require Structural Improvements
A summary of road ratings for all counties is illustrated below.
Lake County: Approximately 269 miles rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 65.809 miles (24.447%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 106.967 miles (39.720%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 96.524 miles (35.471%)
Mason County: Approximately 298 miles rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 71.700 miles (24.011%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 83.385 miles (24.92%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 143.53 miles (48.07%)
Muskegon County: Approximately 1,097.1 miles rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 637.695 miles (33.52%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 457.146 miles (41.67%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 272.259 miles (24.82%)
Newaygo County: Approximately 708 miles rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 116.483 miles (16.43%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 140.040miles (19.75%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 452.385miles (63.81%)
Oceana County: Approximately 401.251 miles rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 126.657 miles (31.57%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 160.933 miles (40.11%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 113.661 miles (28.33%)
Ottawa County: Approximately 334.144 miles of roads rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 84.795 miles (25.38%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 139.023 miles (41.61%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 110.326 miles (33.02%)
This includes less than one mile of unpaved roads which do not receive a number rating.
The largest percentage of federal aid eligible roads, those needing structural improvements, is 38.26% of the regions federal aid eligible roads. Typical actions required for this category would consist of reconstruction, major overlay, or complete rehabilitation. The next level of roads, a total of 34.97% of the federal aid eligible roads within the region, need capital preventive maintenance. These activities may include crack sealing, seal-coating, or non-structural overlays. The highest level of roads, those only needing routine maintenance, totals 26.77%. Roads in this category need little to no maintenance.