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Pavement condition slipping and culvert inventory incomplete, ODOT says
Summary
Staff told the committee pavement condition has declined since 2018 and that 2730-cycle funding covers roughly a quarter of needed pavement investment; about 50% of culverts are inventoried statewide, creating data and investment gaps for drainage-linked pavement deterioration.
Tova briefed the committee that pavement condition, while currently classified "on target," has trended downward since 2018 and that the 2730 funding cycle represents only about a quarter of estimated investment needs for pavement preservation.
"We're going to continue to see pavement condition performance drop and that is front and center in our conversations about preservation," Tova said. Committee members asked whether pavement metrics could be sliced by priority corridors versus rural routes; staff said the data exist but were limited from expanding KPMs due to legislative resistance to many submetrics.
On related assets, Tova said ODOT has good data for bridges, pavement and signals but does not have a comprehensive statewide culvert inventory: "About 50% of our culverts are inventoried and we're lagging behind in completing that inventory," she said, noting culvert condition and drainage are important drivers of pavement performance and need near-term attention and funding.
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