The lane mileages represented by Exhibits R40 and R41 are approximately 4,200 for the interstate system and 20,900 for the primary. Pavement condition by district and county is discussed in the following section.
Exhibit R42 provides a comprehensive breakdown of pavement condition for each of the 9 districts. Again, pavements classified as poor and very poor are considered as ‘deficient’.
Exhibit R42. Network Condition by District
The figure shows that there are some marked differences in pavement condition among the districts. Note that the deficiency classification ranges from less than 4% of lane-miles in the Lynchburg district to over 14% in the Fredericksburg.
In Exhibit R43, pavements rated as deficient are given on a lane-mile basis for each district. Because of large differences in inventory managed by the districts, the distribution of needs looks somewhat different on a lane mile basis. Lynchburg still shows the lowest need with 102 lane-miles. On the other hand, several districts are very similar to each other at around 390 lane-miles.
There is no readily apparent explanation for the relatively better conditions of some districts as compared to others. It may be possible to discern some reasons through analysis of schedule expenditures or mileages over the past few years. Note that Exhibit R43 includes pavements maintained by the VMSI. In Exhibit R44 VMSI lane miles have been removed such that the deficient mileages shown are all state maintained.
Exhibit R43. Deficient Lane Miles by District (Including VMSI Maintained Pavements)
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