In 2022, 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 2022 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 288 miles rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 6.92 miles 2.40%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 46.170 miles (17.99%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 235.301 miles (81.50%)
Mason County: Approximately 310 miles rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 13.302 miles (4.29%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 50.780 miles (16.36%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 246.288 miles (79.35%)
Muskegon County: Approximately 629 miles rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 19.71 miles (3.13%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 122.343 miles (19.45%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 487.044 miles (77.42%)
Newaygo County: Approximately 460 miles rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 26.397 miles (5.70%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 46.155 miles (10.02%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 388.093 miles (84.25%)
Oceana County: Approximately 372 miles rated PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 31.106 miles (8.35%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 117.297 miles (31.47%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 224.302 miles (60.18%)
Ottawa County: Approximately 264 miles of roads rated
PASER Rating Prescribed Fix Miles / Percent of Total Miles Rated
8-10 Routine Maintenance 18.350 miles (6.90%)
5-7 Capital Preventative Maintenance 66.688 miles (25.21%)
1-4 Structural Improvements 179.539 miles (67.85%)
Unpaved roads 0.026 miles (0.01%)
The largest percentage of federal aid eligible roads, those needing structural improvements, is 75.70% 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 19.32% 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 4.98%. Roads in this category need little to no maintenance.