Road and parking lot useful life by surface
What 28 municipalities in Ontario state in 33 published asset management plans and capital asset policies, component by component, beside the library's sourced entry. Every life links to the page it comes from.
These are lives municipalities assume: amortization periods in capital asset policies (accounting lives) and replacement forecasts in asset management plans (planning lives). None is a measured age at replacement. Policies that copy one shared table count once.
| Component | Municipal median | Range | Tables | Library entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt road surface | 25 years | 15–75 | 13 | 25 years C |
| Surface-treated road | 10 years | 3–54 | 15 | 10 years C |
| Gravel road | 75 years | 8–80 | 6 | 75 years C |
| Concrete road | 25 years | 25 | 1 | 25 years C |
| Road base | 50 years | 20–200 | 11 | 50 years C |
| Asphalt parking lot | 22.5 years | 15–30 | 13 | 22.5 years C |
Municipal median: the median of the distinct stated lives (a range counts at its midpoint). Tables: independent tables behind them. The library entry combines these with US federal sources; its page shows how.
Asphalt road surface
12 municipalities state a life in 13 distinct tables: 15–75 years, median 25. Library entry: 25 years, grade C.
All 15 stated lives
| Municipality | Years | Kind | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherstburg | 20 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p7 · matched automatically |
| Amherstburg | 25–75 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p36 · matched automatically |
| Brockton | 35 | Policy (accounting) | 2009, p2 · matched automatically |
| Chapple | 20 | Policy (accounting) | undated, p1 · matched automatically |
| Chatham-Kent | 15 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p24 · matched automatically |
| Chatham-Kent | 25 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p24 · matched automatically |
| Greater Madawaska | 25 | Policy (accounting) | 2025, p16 · matched automatically |
| Grey Highlands | 20 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p10 · matched automatically |
| Meaford | 25 | Plan (planning) | 2022, p39 · matched automatically |
| Meaford | 30 | Plan (planning) | 2022, p40 · matched automatically |
| Middlesex | 18 | Plan (planning) | 2022, p12 · matched automatically |
| Prescott and Russell | 20 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p47 · matched automatically |
| Prince Edward | 20 | Policy (accounting) | 2022, p34 · matched automatically |
| Severn | 25 | Policy (accounting) | 2019, p402 · matched automatically |
| Trent Lakes | 25 | Policy (accounting) | 2009, p10 · matched automatically |
Surface-treated road
14 municipalities state a life in 15 distinct tables: 3–54 years, median 10. Library entry: 10 years, grade C.
All 17 stated lives
| Municipality | Years | Kind | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherstburg | 15–54 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p36 · matched automatically |
| Amherstburg | 20 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p7 · matched automatically |
| Brockton | 20 | Policy (accounting) | 2009, p2 · matched automatically |
| Bruce | 8 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p44 · matched automatically |
| Greater Madawaska | 15 | Policy (accounting) | 2025, p16 · matched automatically |
| Grey Highlands | 10 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p10 · matched automatically |
| Kapuskasing | 5 | Policy (accounting) | 2009, p15 · matched automatically |
| Kenora | 15 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p16 · matched automatically |
| Meaford | 3–7 | Policy (accounting) | 2020, p20 · matched automatically |
| Meaford | 7 | Plan (planning) | 2022, p40 · matched automatically |
| Prince Edward | 8 | Policy (accounting) | 2022, p34 · matched automatically |
| Rainy River | 10 | Policy (accounting) | 2010, p12 · matched automatically |
| Rainy River | 10 | Plan (planning) | 2026, p17 · matched automatically |
| Severn | 20 | Policy (accounting) | 2019, p402 · matched automatically |
| The Blue Mountains | 6 | Policy (accounting) | 2019, p12 · matched automatically |
| Thunder Bay | 7 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p50 · matched automatically |
| Trent Lakes | 8 | Policy (accounting) | 2009, p10 · matched automatically |
Gravel road
6 municipalities state a life in 6 distinct tables: 8–80 years, median 75. Library entry: 75 years, grade C.
All 7 stated lives
| Municipality | Years | Kind | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brantford | 20 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p13 · matched automatically |
| Chapple | 80 | Policy (accounting) | undated, p1 · matched automatically |
| Greater Sudbury | 75 | Plan (planning) | 2023, p22 · matched automatically |
| Kenora | 10 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p16 · matched automatically |
| Prince Edward | 8 | Policy (accounting) | 2022, p34 · matched automatically |
| Rainy River | 80 | Policy (accounting) | 2010, p11 · matched automatically |
| Rainy River | 80 | Plan (planning) | 2026, p17 · matched automatically |
Concrete road
1 municipality states a life in 1 distinct table: 25 years, median 25. Library entry: 25 years, grade C.
All 1 stated lives
| Municipality | Years | Kind | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherstburg | 25 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p7 · matched automatically |
Road base
12 municipalities state a life in 11 distinct tables: 20–200 years, median 50. Library entry: 50 years, grade C.
All 16 stated lives
| Municipality | Years | Kind | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brantford | 85 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p13 · matched automatically |
| Bruce | 70.9 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p44 · matched automatically |
| Centre Hastings | 50 | Policy (accounting) | undated, p5 · matched automatically |
| Greater Madawaska | 40 | Policy (accounting) | 2025, p16 · matched automatically |
| Grey Highlands | 20 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p10 · matched automatically |
| Grey Highlands | 50 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p10 · matched automatically |
| Huron | 50 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p17 · matched automatically |
| Meaford | 50 | Plan (planning) | 2022, p40 · matched automatically |
| Meaford | 50 | Plan (planning) | 2022, p40 · matched automatically |
| Meaford | 80 | Plan (planning) | 2022, p40 · matched automatically |
| Prescott and Russell | 70 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p46 · matched automatically |
| Prince Edward | 50 | Policy (accounting) | 2022, p34 · matched automatically |
| Quinte West | 35 | Policy (accounting) | 2024, p36 · matched automatically |
| Rainy River | 80 | Policy (accounting) | 2010, p11 · matched automatically |
| Rainy River | 200 | Plan (planning) | 2026, p17 · matched automatically |
| Trent Lakes | 60 | Policy (accounting) | 2009, p10 · matched automatically |
Asphalt parking lot
11 municipalities state a life in 13 distinct tables: 15–30 years, median 22.5. Library entry: 22.5 years, grade C.
All 14 stated lives
| Municipality | Years | Kind | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherstburg | 20 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p113 · matched automatically |
| Amherstburg | 20 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p8 · matched automatically |
| Amherstburg | 20–25 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p75 · matched automatically |
| Barrie | 15 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p110 · matched automatically |
| Grey Highlands | 25 | Policy (accounting) | 2026, p10 · matched automatically |
| Kingston | 18 | Policy (accounting) | 2016, p12 · matched automatically |
| Kingston | 25 | Plan (planning) | 2024, p125 · matched automatically |
| Lanark | 25 | Plan (planning) | 2022, p167 · matched automatically |
| Meaford | 30 | Policy (accounting) | 2020, p16 · matched automatically |
| Orillia | 25 | Plan (planning) | 2025, p259 · matched automatically |
| Prince Edward | 20–25 | Policy (accounting) | 2022, p34 · matched automatically |
| The Blue Mountains | 30 | Policy (accounting) | 2019, p11 · matched automatically |
| Trent Lakes | 20 | Plan (planning) | 2024, p64 · matched automatically |
| Welland | 20 | Policy (accounting) | 2021, p8 · matched automatically |
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Citation
unfinished.one (2026). Road and parking lot useful life by surface. https://unfinished.one/lives/roadsThis page grows as documents are added. To cite a fixed value, cite the municipal document and page, or the component's versioned entry. Rows marked "matched automatically" were found in the page text by a script; follow the link before relying on one. Every row as CSV · Sourcing policy