To measure the condition of Michigan roads, the state surveys the roads and rates their condition on a scale of “good,” fair” and “poor.” According to data from the Transportation Asset Management Council collected between 2011 and 2012, 13.77 percent of roads in East Lansing are classified in good condition, 57.46 percent are in fair condition and 28.77 percent are in poor condition.

MDOT has been borrowing money from what the department deems “non-sustainable funding sources” since 2001 to continue upkeep of Michigan’s roads, the report said.

MSU roads are largely unaffected by state funding. Infrastructure, Planning and Facilities director of engineering and architectural services Dan Bollman said the department is responsible for the upkeep of campus roads, whose funding comes from the university’s general fund.

The closed-door meeting last Wednesday between the governor and House and Senate leaders from both parties moved the legislators no closer to a deal to secure increased funding, representatives for leaders in both parties said.

Democratic leaders claim Republican proposals are not earnest attempts at collaboration, citing lack of public support for tax increases on gas or vehicle registrations.

Snyder’s 2014 executive budget recommendation called for both.

Robert McCann, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, said finding a revenue source for potentially billions of dollars is difficult and takes time.

But he said Whitmer and other Democrats have been leading the discussion.

“The proposals (Republicans) put out there, I just don’t think are realistic,” McCann said. “If you’re going to do it, you have to absolutely make sure you’re doing it the right way.”

Republican leaders allege the Democratic minority has stonewalled all Republican efforts to address the issue.

Ari Adler, spokesman for House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, said Democrats haven’t offered any solution to the funding shortfall.

“Quite honestly, I don’t think they want to see anyone succeed while they’re not in control,” Adler said.

Meanwhile, the next generation of taxpayers might be on the hook for repairing Michigan’s roadways if the infrastructure is allowed to degrade.

The Michigan Department of Transportation report warns that the inability to maintain good roads in the present will lead to “much higher costs” from repairing deteriorated roadways.

“The significant improvements in Michigan’s highway network are on the verge of reversal,” the report said. “If additional investment … does not begin soon, the cost to address these needs will continue to escalate.”