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Pavement Management Program

A pavement management program turns unpredictable capital risk into a budgetable, inspection-driven schedule. WPC surveys the pavement, identifies why it is failing, ranks what needs attention and phases the work across multiple years for commercial owners, property managers and association boards.

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Planned, Not Reactive

The Difference A Plan Makes

Almost no local contractor offers this. It is the approach that keeps costs predictable and pavement lasting longer.

Without a plan

Reactive Repairs

  • Repairs happen after something fails
  • Capital cost arrives as a surprise
  • Small problems are left until they need resurfacing or reconstruction
  • No written record to defend a decision to a board or an owner
With a plan

Managed Pavement

  • Repairs are sequenced by risk and cost trajectory
  • Capital cost is a line item you can budget against
  • Crack filling and sealcoating postpone resurfacing instead of replacing it
  • A written assessment documents condition, priorities and phasing

The properties that end up facing full reconstruction are almost always the ones that had no plan. Crack filling and sealcoating cost a fraction of resurfacing and exist entirely to postpone it.

How The Program Works

From Survey To A Multi-Year Plan

Six steps, written down so an owner, a property manager or a board can act on it and defend the decision.

Survey and map the pavement

A written condition survey records what is there, area by area. On a large property the network is segmented and each segment is rated.

Identify the cause

The causes of the failures present are identified, not just the symptoms, so the treatment fixes the problem instead of repeating it.

Rank by risk and cost

Failures are ranked on risk and cost trajectory rather than on how bad they look. Cosmetic issues go last.

Assign a treatment to each area

Each area gets the right treatment for its condition. Every treatment is priced separately.

Phase it over multiple years

The work is sequenced into a multi-year schedule a board can budget against and reserve planning can use.

Set the maintenance cycle

Routine inspection and ongoing preventative maintenance are part of the plan, because conditions change with every freeze-thaw season.

Right Treatment, Right Area

Treatment Follows Condition

One property can need all three. The assessment decides which area gets which.

Surface still sound

Crack Filling & Sealcoating

Where the surface is still sound, crack filling and sealing protect it and push resurfacing further out.

Crack filling and sealcoating →
Base sound, surface worn

Resurfacing & Overlays

Where the base allows, a new layer over a properly prepared surface is the economical choice.

Resurfacing and overlays →
Base has failed

Full-Depth Reconstruction

Reconstruction is used where it is warranted. A new layer over a failing base mirrors the failure within a few seasons.

Asphalt paving →
Priority Ranking

What Cannot Wait, And What Can

The ranking is the core of the written assessment. It tells a board which repairs genuinely cannot wait and which can be held with maintenance, so it avoids both an emergency assessment and an unnecessary one.

Anything admitting water to the baseWater attacks the base from below, which makes it the first priority.
Anything creating a trip or vehicle hazardHazards to people and vehicles come next.
Anything accelerating adjacent failureFixing it early stops it spreading into sound pavement.
Cosmetic oxidationImportant to appearance, so it goes last in the sequence.
What You Receive

A Plan You Can Act On

Itemized so a board can approve line by line, approve in phases or defer specific sections.

  • Written pavement condition survey and mapping
  • Failure cause identification, not just symptom listing
  • Treatment recommendation by area and condition
  • Ranked priority sequence based on risk and cost trajectory
  • Multi-year phasing for reserve budgeting
  • Recurring maintenance cycle definition
  • Documentation supporting reserve studies and board approvals
  • Routine inspection and ongoing preventative maintenance

No Lock-In

The assessment stands on its own as documentation of the pavement’s condition and needs. Boards and property managers use it for reserve planning and for soliciting comparable scopes.

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Beyond The Plan

Project Management From Start To Close-Out

WPC brings more than 30 years of project management experience to pavement work, from planning through the final contract close-out.

Phase 1Pre-construction planning
Phase 2Construction oversight
Phase 3Post-construction services
Owner’s representative services. We level the playing field between project owners, contractors, vendors and architects through final contract close-out.
Services Behind The Plan

The Treatments In The Program

One contractor carries out the plan, so there is no coordination gap between trades.

Common Questions

Pavement Management FAQ

What does a pavement management plan actually contain?

A condition survey of the pavement, identification of the causes of the failures present, a ranked list of what needs attention and what can safely wait, a recommended treatment for each area, and a maintenance cycle going forward. The deliverable is written so a board, an owner or a property manager can act on it and defend the decision.

We are an association with limited reserves. Is a plan worth it?

Especially so. Limited reserves make sequencing decisions more consequential, not less. A plan identifies which repairs genuinely cannot wait and which can be held with maintenance, which is precisely the information a board needs to avoid either an emergency assessment or an unnecessary one.

Does the plan lock us into using WPC for the work?

No. The assessment stands on its own as documentation of the pavement’s condition and needs. Boards and property managers routinely use it for reserve planning and for soliciting comparable scopes.

How often should the pavement be reinspected?

Routine inspection is part of the plan itself rather than a one-time exercise, because conditions change with each freeze-thaw season. The interval is set to the property — high-traffic commercial pavement warrants closer attention than a lightly used private drive.

How does WPC approach a large association with miles of private streets?

As a pavement management program rather than a single project. The network is surveyed and segmented, each segment is rated, and treatments are assigned by condition — reconstruction where it is warranted, overlay where the base allows, crack filling and sealing where the surface is still sound.

Does WPC provide project management or owner’s representative services?

Yes. WPC provides comprehensive management across pre-construction planning, construction oversight and post-construction services, and owner’s representative services that level the playing field between project owners, contractors, vendors and architects through final contract close-out.

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