Asset management is defined by Public Act 325 of 2018 as “an ongoing process of maintaining, preserving, upgrading, and operating physical assets cost effectively, based on a continuous physical inventory and condition assessment and investment to achieve established performance goals”. In other words, asset management is a process that uses data to manage and track assets, like roads and bridges, in a cost-effective manner using a combination of engineering and business principles. This process is endorsed by leaders in municipal planning and transportation infrastructure, including the Michigan Municipal League, County Road Association of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). OCRC is supported in its use of asset management principles and processes by the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC), formed by the State of Michigan.
OCRC Pavement Asset Management Plan:
This plan overviews OCRC’s road assets and condition and explains how OCRC works to maintain and improve the overall condition of those assets. These explanations can help answer the following questions:
- What kinds of road assets OCRC has in its jurisdiction, who owns them, and the different options for maintaining these assets.
- What tools and processes OCRC uses to track and manage road assets and funds.
- What condition OCRC’s road assets are in compared to statewide averages.
- Why some road assets are in better condition than others and the path to maintaining and improving road asset conditions through proper planning and maintenance.
- Recommended for pavement and bridge AMPs being used in conjunction with PA 325 compliance plan:
- For more information, refer to PA 325 and the TAMC FAQ, available TAMC – Asset Management (michigan.gov).
- How funds are used and the costs incurred during OCRC’s road assets’ normal life cycle.
- What condition OCRC can expect its road assets if those assets continue to be funded at the current funding levels
- How changes in funding levels can affect the overall condition of all of OCRC’s road assets.
OCRC owns and/or manages 597.28 centerline of roads. This road network can be divided into the county federal-aid-eligible primary network, non-federal-aid-eligible primary network, the county local network, the unpaved road network, and the National Highway System (NHS) network based on the different factors these roads have that influence asset management decisions.
Click the button below to open the full Pavement Asset Management Plan:
OCRC Bridge Asset Management Plan:
As conduits for commerce and connections to vital services, bridges are among the most important assets in any community along with other assets like roads, culverts, traffic signs, traffic signals, and utilities that support and affect the road network. The Ontonagon County Road Commission’s (OCRC) bridges, other road-related assets, and support systems are some of the most valuable and extensive public assets, all of which are paid for with taxes collected from ordinary citizens and businesses. The cost of building and maintaining bridges, their importance to society, and the investment made by taxpayers all place a high level of responsibility on local agencies to plan, build, and maintain the road and bridge network in an efficient and effective manner. This asset management plan is intended to report on how OCRC is meeting its obligations to maintain the bridges for which it is responsible.
This plan overviews OCRC’s bridge assets and conditions and explains how Ontonagon County Road Commission works to maintain and improve the overall condition of those assets. These explanations can help answer:
- What kinds of bridge assets OCRC has in its jurisdiction and the different options for maintaining these assets.
- What tools and processes OCRC uses to track and manage bridge assets and funds.
- What condition OCRC’s bridge assets are in compared to statewide averages.
- Why some bridge assets are in better condition than others and the path to maintaining and improving bridge asset conditions through proper planning and maintenance.
- How agency bridge assets are funded and where those funds come from.
- How funds are used and the costs incurred during OCRC’s bridge assets’ normal life cycle.
- What condition OCRC can expect of its bridge assets if those assets continue to be funded at the current funding levels
- How changes in funding levels can affect the overall condition of all of OCRC’s bridge assets.
OCRC owns and/or manages 26 bridges in Ontonagon County.
Click the button below to open the full Bridge Asset Management Plan: