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1-5 National Highway System Pavement Condition

Thursday, January 8, 2015

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percent of vehicle-miles traveled

Year Good Acceptable Not acceptable
2000 48 43 9
2002 50 41 9
2004 52 39 9
2006 57 36 7
2008 57 35 8
2010 60 33 7

Condition Definition

Not acceptable IRI > 170

Acceptable IRI 95 – 170

Good IRI < 95

Note: Pavement condition is measured by the International Roughness Index (IRI).

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2013 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions & Performance, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/2013cpr as of September 2014.