In addition to being smooth, durable, safe, and quiet, asphalt is the most versatile pavement material.
Learn more about Asphalt from the EPA, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the industry.
Pavement structures can be designed to handle any load, from passenger cars to heavy trucks.
Surface mixes can be customized to absorb noise, to reduce splash and spray during rainstorms, and even to help treat rain water.
Whether on the road, in a parking lot, or at an airport, asphalt pavements add up to the best value for the taxpayer dollar, with the lowest life cycle cost and the highest residual value.
Additional resources to help you learn more:
About asphalt and how it is used
Asphalt and the environment
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- Neighbors: Can Asphalt Materials Plants (AMPs) operate in a People Environment?
- Asphalt Plant – Location
- Breathing Easy with Asphalt Material Plant Emissions
- IN THE BALANCE: Asphalt Material Plants Emissions and Asphalt Advantages
- Environmental Impacts of Asphalt Plants
- Asphalt’s Carbon Footprint
- Greenhouse Gas Calculator
- Cleaner Water with Asphalt
- Emission study summary
- EPA Air Emission Sources
- Colo Dept of Health Asphalt environmental regulations
- EPA: Delisting Asphalt Plants from list of major polluters
- Clayton Group Asphalt Plant Emissions Study
- Black Enhances Green – Asphalt industry environmental track record
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Social impacts of asphalt
Economic impacts of asphalt
Organizations
Recycled Asphalt
