The elements, traffic and everyday wear and tear have declared war on your expensive investment since the very first day of use. Did you know that FHWA data shows average pavement service life before reconstruction activity is only 8.5 years? Consider this, up to 80% of pavement flexibility has escaped in just five short years and the aging process has gained enough momentum to cause significant irreversible damage.

Think you can postpone a year or two? Did you know even a relatively new unpreserved pavement isn't safe enough from destructive forces? After just one especially tough winter season environmental impact has caused some serious damage putting the aging process in high gear. If further neglected pavement failure and expensive replacement is just around the corner!

Before you realize it your pavement is in need of an emergency (cash) infusion just to keep it alive. You should be asking, "How do I keep this from happening to my asphalt pavement?" Our reply; "Don't delay! Preserve the binder NOW before the damage occurs!"

As an astute place of business the value of efficient quality work is paramount to the way you operate. But, did you know that FHWA data shows that for every $1 spent on preservation, up to $11 dollars in reduced future costs will occur? So, if you're not actively incorporating preservation into your program then you are spending up to $11 dollars more than you should be spending. Taking the analogy one step further, divide your present annual pavement rehabilitation and replacement expenditures by 11, that is what your budget might look like on a diet of preservation. Ultimately, this translates as a significant reduction of funds you have currently allocated to maintain your pavements with traditional worst first practices. Preservation is about the money left over in your pocket!

Here at Gee we perform quality work, with quality products. We know your specific problems, budgeting issues, and keeping CAM at the absolute lowest possible level. That's where a good asphalt preservation strategy plays right into your optimization strategy. Pavement asset preservation includes a planned system of inspection, analysis, and implementation of selected cost/performance oriented preservation processes.

We are here to help by offering trained experts to survey your pavements and design a program that suits you and the individual circumstances at your complex. Some mistakenly fear that adding fractional preventive maintenance costs to the value of the pavement asset will make it more expensive than concrete. In fact life-cycle costing proves the opposite making asphalt the pavement of choice over harder to maintain concrete pavement. Today more than ever, asphalt preservation makes the most sense out of any strategy.

Asphalt Preservation:

• Keeps the good pavements good.
• Repairs surface damage and halts the aging process.
• Avoids excessive down time and closures.
• Saves you money!

Examples of preventive treatments include:

• Asphalt crack sealing
• Sealer Binders
• Fog sealing
• Chip sealing
• Slurry or micro-surfacing
• Hot mix asphalt overlay
• Isolated and partial and/or full-depth repairs to restore functionality of the asphalt pavement.