Uniformat G2030

Concrete sidewalk

A concrete sidewalk has a useful life of about 40 years, the median of 17 published sources, which state 20–80 years.

Also listed as Sidewalk, concrete, sidewalk, concrete walk

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

This is version 0.4.0. The latest is 0.5.0.

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.

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Basis

• 50 years · CNA e-Tool Estimated Useful Life Table, p2 · HUD CNA 3.2.5.2 “Concrete” — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (planning life)
  Same life for family and elderly properties. US multifamily housing. HUD's row is concrete flatwork: walks, plazas, terraces and patios. HUD's row is for site work at US multifamily properties, not municipal networks.
• 35 years · Grey Highlands: By-law No. 2026-052, Tangible Capital Asset Policy A09-F-03, p10 · “Sidewalk (Concrete)” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 50 years · Kingston: Tangible Capital Assets Policy, p14 · “Roads and Related - Sidewalks and walkways” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 40 years · Prince Edward: FIN-12 Tangible Capital Assets Policy, p34 · “Sidewalks” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 35 years · Quinte West: A09-POLICY-0034 Tangible Capital Asset Policy, p36 · “Roads - Sidewalks” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 30 years · Sarnia: Finance-04 Tangible Capital Asset Policy, Attachment No. 1: TCA Policy Appendix A, p2 · “Sidewalks” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 50 years · Severn: By-law 2019-04, Corporate Policy Manual: Tangible Capital Asset Policy, Useful Life Guide, p402 · “Infrastructure - Roads - Sidewalks” (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 30 years · Amherstburg: Asset Management Plan Town of Amherstburg 2025, p36 · “Sidewalks” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 80 years · Brantford: 2025 Asset Management Plan: Transportation, City of Brantford, Ontario, p13 · “Sidewalks - Concrete” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 50 years · Centre Hastings: Municipality of Centre Hastings Asset Management Plan (Final Report, June 26, 2025), p60 · “Sidewalks” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Chapple: Township of Chapple 2025 Asset Management Plan, p55 · “Sidewalks” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 40 years · Chatham-Kent: Detailed Asset Management Plan: Roads 2025, p10 · “Sidewalks” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 50 years · Kirkland Lake: Asset Management Plan 2025 Town of Kirkland Lake, p49 · “Sidewalks” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 60 years · Norfolk County: 2025 Asset Management Plan, p49 · “Roads - Sidewalks” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 40 years · Orillia: City of Orillia Asset Management Plan 2025, p65 · “Sidewalks” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 70 years · Thunder Bay: Future-Ready Roadmap: Asset Management Plan Phase Three, p51 · “Sidewalks” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 28 years · Haldimand County: 2025 Asset Management Plan, p76 · “Sidewalks” (planning life)
  Asset management plan (planning life). Compared with an image of the cited page.

How sources are chosen and recorded: sourcing policy.

Preventive maintenance

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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

• HUD gives planning lives for US multifamily housing; the municipal rows are Ontario accounting lives. Neither is observed replacement data.
• A municipal minimum standard tied to the statutory defence in s.44 of the Municipal Act, 2001; patrolling is a drive-by observation of the whole road, not a component-level inspection. Not an official version.

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Citation

unfinished.one (2026). Sidewalk, concrete, v0.4.0. https://unfinished.one/c/sidewalk-concrete/v/0.4.0

BibTeX

@misc{unfinished_sidewalk_concrete_0_4_0,
  title = {Sidewalk, concrete},
  author = {{unfinished.one}},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.4.0},
  url = {https://unfinished.one/c/sidewalk-concrete/v/0.4.0},
  note = {CC BY 4.0}
}

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