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Asset Management

Overview of Asset Management in Michigan
KATS Involvement
Summary of Kalamazoo County Roadways
Asset Management Ratings for Kalamazoo County (Map)
Ratings by Jurisdiction (Maps)

 

Overview of Asset Management in Michigan

The State of Michigan legislature wanted the roads and bridges in the state assessed using one consistent method to review the entire federal-aid system.  The Asset Management Council was appointed by the State Transportation Commission to recommend an asset management strategy to the Commission.  The condition assessment method selected to be used was PASER.  PASER is a windshield survey using a 1-10 rating system.  This system would be used for all federal-aid roads reviewed, regardless of jurisdiction or ownership.

During the Fall 2003, the Michigan Department of Transportation began assisting the local regions and metropolitan planning organizations in Michigan in the gathering of this data.  Data was again collected in 2004 and 2005.  Plans are currently being made to continue the collection of data on the federal-aid system as well as on selected local streets.

More information on the Asset Management Program can be obtained by going to the MDOT Asset Management Web site.
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KATS Involvement in 2006

Information on road surface conditions was gathered in Kalamazoo County for all federal aid eligible roads regardless of ownership in June and July, 2006.  Asphalt, concrete, and brick roads were inventoried.  Data relating to surface subtype and number of lanes was collected in 2003. In 2006, road condition rating and any changes to the number of lanes or surface subtype were gathered. The data was collected using a three-person team made up of one representative from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Kalamazoo County Road Commission (KCRC) and KATS.  This team was augmented by staff from the cities of Kalamazoo and Portage when the team reviewed the streets within those jurisdictions. All individuals participating in the project attended the mandatory training session provided by the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) and MDOT.

Ride quality was not a data element collected at the time the inventory was performed and, therefore, is not considered in the ratings.

It took six days to collect 763 miles of road data for Kalamazoo County. Ratings on bridges were excluded from the data collection efforts in 2006.
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Summary of Kalamazoo County Roadways - 2006
Rated by Number of Miles

Rating

Definition

Miles of Road

Percent of Total

1

Failed

0

0.0%

2

Very Poor

2.05

.27%

3

Poor

25.742

3.37%

4-5

Fair

97.762

12.80%

6-7

Good

451.277

59.08%

8

Very Good

169.068

22.14%

9-10

Excellent

17.896

2.34%

TOTAL MILES

763.795

100%


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Three-Year Comparison of Total Miles - Kalamazoo County

Rating

Definition

2003

2004

2005

2006

1-2

Very Poor

.247

.682

1.647

2.05

3

Poor

.100

13.158

12.805

25.742

4-5

Fair

42.552

67.124

89.757

97.762

6-7

Good

304.296

440.272

449.626

451.277

8

Very Good

315.412

185.736

160.413

169.068

9-10

Excellent

86.798

39.908

36.554

17.896

TOTAL MILES

749.405

746.88

750.801

763.795

* Differences in total are due to bridges not being inventoried, additions to function classification system in 2005, and changes in Framework information within Roadsoft.



Asset Management Ratings for Kalamazoo County (Color Map)
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Asset Management Maps by Jurisdiction - 2006

Alamo Township

Parchment City

Augusta Village

Pavilion Township

Brady Township

Portage City

Charleston Township

Prairie Ronde Township

Climax Township

Richland Township

Climax Village

Richland Village

Comstock Township

Ross Township

Cooper Township

Schoolcraft Township

Galesburg City

Schoolcraft Village

Kalamazoo City

Texas Township

Kalamazoo Township

Vicksburg Village

Oshtemo Township

Wakeshma Township

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