Dearborn County Transportation Assessment Complete ... - OKI

Approximately one-half of the 400 miles of paved roadways contained pavementmarkings. In general it is not necessary for all rural roadways to have striping, but itbecomes a safety issue as traffic increases.Pavement ConditionTable 3A – Pavement TypePavement Type% of Roadway Milesin CountyPaved 88%Unpaved 4%Paved/Unpaved 8%The condition of the pavement was also quantified during the project. Examples ofpavement conditions were provided from Dearborn County staff; see photos below. Ascan be seen from Table 3B, over half of the paved roadway miles in the county are ingood condition, meaning that the pavement is adequate and that there are pavementmarkings. Approximately 30% of the roadway miles are classified as fair condition. Fairis defined as pavement that is generally well maintained, but may need local repairs,shoulders or pavement markings. Four percent of the roadway miles in the county areconsidered in poor condition; a situation where repair or repaving is needed.Good Fair PoorConditionTable 3B – Pavement Condition(Paved Roadways)% of Roadway Milesin CountyGood 67%Fair 29%Poor 4%Dearborn County Transportation Assessment Page 3-3