Uniformat G2010

Road surface, asphalt

Also called HCB surface, hot mix asphalt surface, wearing course

• Confidence C
• Version 0.2.0 (permanent link)
• Reviewed 2026-10-22

This is version 0.2.0. The latest is 0.3.0.

Service life

Years in service. The band runs from the shortest to the longest life the sources state, so it shows how much they disagree, not how long 80% of units last. The line is the median of the stated lives.

Basis

• 20 years · Amherstburg: Tangible Capital Assets Policy, Appendix A: TCA Categories, Life Years, and Thresholds, p7 · “Infrastructure - Transportation - Asphalt Road Surface” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 35 years · Brockton: Policy F06-2009-03 Capital Asset Amortization, p2 · “Roads - Surface - Hot Mix - HCB” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Chapple: Schedule A - By-law 1873: Asset Useful Life - General Guidelines, p1 · “Roads Hard Surface - Asphalt” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 25 years · Greater Madawaska: By-Law 21-2025 Tangible Capital Asset Policy (Finance Policy 4-02), p16 · “Roads - Asphalt Surface (HL4)” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Grey Highlands: By-law No. 2026-052, Tangible Capital Asset Policy A09-F-03, p10 · “Asphalt Road Surface” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Prince Edward: FIN-12 Tangible Capital Assets Policy, p34 · “Roads - Surface - Paved - HCB” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 25 years · Severn: By-law 2019-04, Corporate Policy Manual: Tangible Capital Asset Policy, Useful Life Guide, p402 · “Infrastructure - Roads - HCB Roads” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 25 years · Trent Lakes: 5.17 Capital Asset Policy, p10 · “Roads - Asphalt (HCB)” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.

How sources are chosen and recorded: sourcing policy.

Preventive maintenance

1 tasks in 1 work order.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6Semi
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9
10. 10
11. 11
12. 12Semi

Months from the schedule start. Download the tasks as CSV for a CMMS, or ask the MCP tool get_pm_schedule for dated visits.

Frequencies are ISO 8601 durations in the data (P3M = every 3 months).

Open questions

• These are Ontario accounting lives from municipal capital asset policies, not planning or observed replacement data.

Know the answer? Send it with a source to [email protected].

Cite this

Citation

unfinished.one (2026). Road surface, asphalt, v0.2.0. https://unfinished.one/c/road-asphalt-surface/v/0.2.0

BibTeX

@misc{unfinished_road_asphalt_surface_0_2_0,
  title = {Road surface, asphalt},
  author = {{unfinished.one}},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.2.0},
  url = {https://unfinished.one/c/road-asphalt-surface/v/0.2.0},
  note = {CC BY 4.0}
}

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