Pavement Preservation
Protect Your Roads and Your Budget
PLAN SMART. SAVE OVER TIME.
Pavement preservation is the proactive approach to extending the life of your roads while spending less per square yard. A little spent today could save a lot of time and structural damage down the line.
Strategic vs. Reactive Spending
Instead of reactively repairing the worst roads first, consider a plan that balances your whole roadway network. The result: maximized tax dollars, improved efficiency and happier drivers.
The Typical Lifespan of an Untreated Road Is 20 Years
Its condition drops by almost half in the first 15 years. There's no better time than now to assess and treat your roads.
Avoid the Point of No Return
At a certain point, preventative treatment is no longer an option. Battered roads left untreated for too long will require expensive, labor-intensive full rehab to boost PCI.
Extend Road Life by 40+ Years
Various pavement preservation treatments can be used in combination to protect good roads for 40+ years.
GET IN FRONT OF THE CRISIS
Tools at Your Disposal
You can lengthen the lifespan of your roadway network with the right treatments applied to the right roads at the right time.
Consider the Four Key Factors
Instead of reactively repairing the worst roads first, consider a plan that balances your whole roadway network. The result: maximized tax dollars, improved efficiency and happier drivers.
TIME
A cohesive plan is essential for timely preservation treatments, letting you predict budget requirements so you can accommodate immediate needs while predicting future demands.
NETWORK MILES
Consider your entire roadway network when analyzing ways to improve and maintain all your roads both now and in the future.
BUDGET
Your budget impacts the total network miles of pavement you can treat. To maximize your budget, create a plan for your network over time.
ROAD CONDITION (PCI)
Your roadway network is composed of pavement with varying PCI ratings. To increase the average PCI of your total network, apply the right treatment to the right road at the right time.
The Worst First Approach
The Worst First Approach silos your budget into individual projects and only addresses the worst piece of pavement while ignoring the majority of your network (which continues to decline annually).
By neglecting the majority of your pavement and only treating the worst piece of pavement first, your total budget is depleted, the overall PCI decreases and your network weakens over time with no plans in place for improvement.
By neglecting the majority of your pavement and only treating the worst piece of pavement first, your total budget is depleted, the overall PCI decreases and your network weakens over time with no plans in place for improvement.
The Balanced Approach
Delaying pavement repairs until severe deterioration is neither efficient nor a cost-effective method to maintain your investment. Rehabilitating a failed road often costs the same as treating multiple roads in good condition. For a pavement preservation program to be successful, the right treatment must be applied to the right road at the right time. The Balanced Approach represents a shift from a reactive “worst-first” mindset to a proactive “best-first” approach.
Test Drive Your Smarts
Now is your chance to apply the Balanced Approach in our Interactive Demo to see if you can enhance the effectiveness of a budget over time.
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