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Lewis County highway superintendent outlines $280 million asset value, maintenance priorities
Summary
Highway Superintendent John Reed told the General Service Committee the county uses GIS and asset-management tools to prioritize work, estimates roughly $280 million in infrastructure value and reported 2025 preservation targets were mostly met though brush control fell short.
John Reed, Lewis County highway superintendent, told the General Service Committee on the county’s 2025 performance that the department has shifted to a data-driven approach to inventory and prioritize roads, bridges and related assets.
Reed said the county uses ArcGIS, Field Maps, Roadmaster, BDIS and a new work-order system called Novo to catalog assets, attach photos, record condition ratings and coordinate maintenance. He said roughly 80% of Lewis County’s assets are roads and bridges and estimated total infrastructure replacement value at about $280,000,000.
The superintendent summarized 2025 outcomes: pavement preservation and striping goals were met; paving slightly exceeded the target; shoulder work was nearly complete; and brush cutting fell short of the department’s goal. Reed said 34.4 miles of county roads are currently classified as poor under the county’s roadway-condition rating and the average bridge condition rating is 5.4 on a 1–7 scale.
“We inventory, inspect, rate, and use the latest technology,” Reed said, listing tools the highway department uses to document before-and-after conditions and to prioritize culvert and bridge work.
Reed noted a multi-year shift to more durable materials—such as plastic culvert pipe—to extend service life and reduce corrosion-related failures. He also described current and planned capital work, including paving projects in Constableville, bridge replacement on Wood Battle Road in Harrisburg and chip-seal plans for roughly 24.65 miles.
Committee members praised the department’s proactive approach. The chair noted the department receives about $3.5 million in CHIPS funding and encouraged continued grant-seeking to close the gap between current revenues and estimated replacement needs.
The committee did not take any formal action on the presentation; Reed invited legislators to visit department operations for more detailed briefings.
The committee moved to the next agenda item after brief questions about asset ratings and maintenance scheduling.
