Uniformat G2010

Asphalt road surface

An asphalt road surface has a useful life of about 25 years, the median of 13 published sources, which state 15–75 years.

Also listed as Road surface, asphalt, HCB surface, hot mix asphalt surface, wearing course

• Confidence C
• Version 0.4.0 (permanent link)
• Reviewed 2026-10-22

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.

Work out when yours is due for replacement · Compare with what municipalities assume

Basis

• 20 years · Amherstburg: Tangible Capital Assets Policy, Appendix A: TCA Categories, Life Years, and Thresholds, p7 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 25–75 years · Amherstburg: Asset Management Plan Town of Amherstburg 2025, p36 (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 15 years · Chatham-Kent: Detailed Asset Management Plan: Roads 2025, p24 (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 25 years · Chatham-Kent: Detailed Asset Management Plan: Roads 2025, p24 (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 25 years · Meaford: Municipality of Meaford Asset Management Plan - Core Assets (Appendix 1 to Report CAO2022-28), p39 (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 30 years · Meaford: Municipality of Meaford Asset Management Plan - Core Assets (Appendix 1 to Report CAO2022-28), p40 (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 18 years · Middlesex: County of Middlesex Asset Management Plan: Core Assets, p12 (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Prescott and Russell: The United Counties of Prescott and Russell's 2025 Asset Management Plan, p47 (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). 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.

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Citation

unfinished.one (2026). Road surface, asphalt, v0.4.0. https://unfinished.one/c/road-asphalt-surface/v/0.4.0

BibTeX

@misc{unfinished_road_asphalt_surface_0_4_0,
  title = {Road surface, asphalt},
  author = {{unfinished.one}},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.4.0},
  url = {https://unfinished.one/c/road-asphalt-surface/v/0.4.0},
  note = {CC BY 4.0}
}

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