From Paper PASER Ratings to Real-Time Road Insights
Marion, Indiana transformed a months-long manual road assessment process into a faster, data-driven workflow with vialytics.
By equipping existing fleet vehicles with AI-powered road management technology, the city reduced assessment time from three months to three weeks, simplified grant reporting, and supported the largest street repaving initiative in Marion’s history.
About Marion, IN
Located in north central Indiana, Marion maintains a large network of city streets while balancing limited staff time and growing infrastructure demands.
Before vialytics, roadway assessments relied on a manual PASER scoring process completed by staff using paper documentation. The process consumed months of work each year and made it difficult to efficiently prioritize repairs and long-term paving projects.
Looking for a more sustainable approach, Marion adopted vialytics to modernize road assessments, improve planning, and make better use of staff resources without disrupting daily operations.
Turning Daily Driving Into Actionable Road Data
With vialytics installed in vehicles already driving through the city every day, Marion transformed routine travel into continuous roadway assessments. Instead of dedicating months to manual surveys, the Engineering Department now collects road condition data automatically during normal operations.
Simplify PASER assessments
and reporting
Support Community
Crossings Grant applications
Prioritize paving projects
more objectively
Free up staff time for higher-
value work
Improve long-term planning
and budgeting decisions
The improved workflow helped support Marion’s $8 million street repaving initiative over two years while reducing operational burden on city staff.
“The additional dollars saved can be used for more paving and the time saves gives my team more flexibility to do other tasks.”
Mike Graft
City of Marion: Administrative and Project Manager
Conclusion
Marion is building a more efficient and data-driven approach to roadway management. By replacing manual assessments with real-time pavement insights, the city is saving time, improving planning, and making better use of taxpayer dollars.
Download the full customer success story to learn how Marion modernized its road assessment process and supported one of the largest paving initiatives in city history.


