Pavement Maintenance

A practical guide to prioritizing asphalt pavement maintenance when budgets are limited If You Could Choose Only One Crack sealing and sealcoating are both valuable asphalt pavement preservation treatments, but they solve different problems. If a pavement has suitable cracks and the maintenance budget can fund only one treatment, crack sealing should generally come first. It addresses a direct pathway for water to enter the pavement system. Sealcoating protects and renews the exposed surface, but it does not replace a properly installed crack seal. That answer needs one important qualification: maintenance decisions should be based on actual pavement condition. An…