If you're confused about the differences between concrete vs. cement vs. mortar vs. asphalt, you're not alone. Let's clear up this confusion right now!

Typically, the price tag to rehabilitate a single, aging concrete lane for one mile is $250,000, Caltrans says. For a lane mile of asphalt, it’s $450,000.

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If a concrete road were to fail, you have to take the whole thing out, he said. Asphalt, if you ve got a surface problem, you mill off 2 inches and lay down a new surface.

It only takes just a fraction of a second to suffer a pretty serious burn. Asphalt and concrete in direct sunlight can often reach surface temperatures as high as 82 Celsius (180 Fahrenheit) on ...

Concrete is more expensive, but it lasts longer – up to 25 years versus 15 years for an asphalt overlay, according to Curt Turgeon, MnDOT's State Pavement Engineer.