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Benefits of Asphalt
Benefits
of Asphalt | The
Engineers Choice | Perpetual
Pavement | Life-Cycle
Costs | Speed | Environmental
Issues and Recyclable Asphalt | Fact
Sheets and Q&As | Glossary
 Today's Hot Mix Asphalt is a high-tech product that can
withstand enormous traffic loads ranging from 18-wheelers
to commercial airliners. It is a highly versatile product
that can be used for many applications-from Interstate highways
to airport runways, parking lots, bicycle trails, and private
driveways.
Perpetual Pavements made of asphalt represent a new approach
to road building that could extend the design life of an
asphalt pavement to 50 years or even more, while improving
safety and cutting both the time and cost of construction
and maintenance.
Fast construction is one of the biggest benefits of Hot
Mix Asphalt pavements. With asphalt pavements, drivers, residents,
and business owners find that traffic delays are significantly
reduced, meaning that access to shopping centers and homes
can remain open throughout the paving project.
A national survey of motorists sponsored by the Federal
Highway Administration showed that a smooth ride is the top
priority of the traveling public. Smoothness enhances the
perception of comfort and reduces annoyance for drivers and
passengers.
For both the short term and the long haul, asphalt pavement
saves money on construction and maintenance.
What engineers call the life-cycle
cost of a road includes
the money spent both on the initial construction of a road
and maintenance over its lifetime. Life-cycle costs of
Hot Mix Asphalt pavements are significantly lower than
those
of Portland cement concrete pavements.
Rubblization is a road-user-friendly construction technique
that turns a deteriorated concrete road into the base for
a smooth, safe, quiet, durable pavement constructed of Hot
Mix Asphalt. It minimizes delays for motorists and allows
for construction during off-peak hours. Rubblization with
asphalt overlay is a very cost-effective technique.
Asphalt's quiet ride is an environmental benefit appreciated
by homeowners and motorists alike.
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