Healthy Roads

La Plata County, Colorado — Infrastructure & Conditions Portal
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Welcome to Healthy Roads

An independent monitoring project covering 5.15 miles of private mountain roads in La Plata County, Colorado. Click any card to explore the data.

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Culverts
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All 109 culverts mapped with cleaning status, inspection history, and photos going back to 2024. Three scheduled projects are underway on Heritage Road — see what's planned and why.
109 culverts • 3 years of records • photos
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Drainage Cleaning
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Ditch and outfall cleaning records by year — where work was done, how much, and before/after photos. Keeping drainage clear is the most cost-effective form of road maintenance.
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Surface Inspection
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GPS-pinned field photos from a 2026 inspection covering potholes, edge loss, cracking, and chip seal condition. Each photo is placed on the map exactly where the damage was found.
26 photos8 damage categories • 2026
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Vegetation Detection
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Plants actively growing in the road detected frame-by-frame from 4K video. Shows exactly where vegetation is damaging chip seal and road edges — broken down by road and location.
359 detections • 5 roads • June 2026
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Shoulder Drainage
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Shows where the road shoulder drains properly, where it stays flat and pools water, and where it actually pushes water back onto the road surface. Identifies where regrading is needed most.
3 classifications: Good • Flat • Berm • June 2026
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Road Roughness
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Rough spots and bumps detected by an inertial sensor during the survey drive. Each event is placed on the map by GPS and sorted by severity — from minor vibration to significant impacts.
122 bump events • June 2026 • GPS-tagged
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Fire Mitigation
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32 fire hydrants mapped from La Plata County GIS data, plus fuel reduction and mitigation work records by year. In a wildfire, knowing where hydrants are can be critical.
32 hydrants • La Plata County GIS
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Road Health Index
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A composite RHI score for every 100-meter segment — combining shoulder drainage, vegetation, roughness, and culvert status. Map view plus a printable report card.
79/100 avg • B · Good • 170 segments • June 2026
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How It Works
See how the video capture system, sensors, and analysis pipelines work — and what future detection tools are planned.
System architecture overview
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