• Phone: (920) 204-6975

✦ Asphalt Milling

Remove Worn Asphalt and Prepare the Surface for Resurfacing

PaveTech Solutions provides asphalt milling for parking lots, roads, drive lanes, and paved areas throughout Wisconsin. We evaluate pavement condition, elevations, drainage, rutting, transitions, and resurfacing requirements to determine the milling depth and limits needed for the planned resurfacing work.

Asphalt milling crew removing deteriorated pavement from a retail parking lot with a milling machine and dump truck.

How Asphalt Milling Prepares Pavement for Resurfacing

Asphalt milling removes a controlled depth of existing pavement using specialized milling equipment. The process can remove worn or deteriorated surface material, correct pavement elevations, improve transitions, reduce rutting, and prepare the remaining asphalt for an overlay or other rehabilitation treatment.

✦ Asphalt Milling Services

Controlled Pavement Removal for Better Resurfacing

Milling depth and limits depend on surface deterioration, elevations, transitions, and the resurfacing work that will follow. The goal is to remove only the pavement needed to prepare the area for the next phase.

Asphalt milling machine removing pavement at a commercial auto dealership with material loaded into a dump truck.

Milling & Correction

We remove controlled depths of asphalt to eliminate worn surface material, correct rutting, and improve uneven pavement before resurfacing.

Commercial asphalt paving crew operating a paving machine beside an industrial building.

Overlay Prep & Elevation Correction

We mill suitable pavement to prepare for overlays and help maintain proper elevations around curbs, drains, entrances, sidewalks, and surrounding surfaces.

Asphalt paving crew placing fresh pavement on a newly constructed roadway with a paving machine and dump truck.

Transitions & Reclaimed Asphalt

We create controlled transitions where new pavement ties into existing surfaces, and removed asphalt can often be processed as reclaimed asphalt pavement for reuse in future pavement materials.

✦ Asphalt Milling Applications

When Controlled Asphalt Removal May Be Needed

Asphalt milling may be appropriate when the existing surface needs controlled removal before resurfacing or when pavement elevations and surface conditions need correction.

  • Worn or deteriorated asphalt surfaces

  • Pavement being prepared for an overlay

  • Surface rutting

  • Uneven pavement profiles

  • Excess pavement elevation

  • Poor transitions at entrances or tie-ins

  • Asphalt buildup near curbs or drains

  • Areas requiring controlled surface removal

Severely deteriorated commercial parking lot with cracking, potholes, failed pavement, and standing water.

✦ Our Process

How We Mill and Prepare Existing Asphalt

Evaluate

We review pavement condition, elevations, drainage, rutting, transitions, and the requirements of the planned resurfacing or rehabilitation work.

Set the Milling Depth

We determine the approved depth and limits of pavement removal based on the project conditions and finished elevations.

Mill

Our team uses professional milling equipment to remove the specified depth of existing asphalt.

Clean & Prepare

We remove loose material and prepare the milled surface for the next phase of the project, such as repairs or a new asphalt overlay.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is asphalt milling?

Asphalt milling is the controlled removal of a specified depth of existing asphalt using specialized pavement-milling equipment.

Why is asphalt milled before an overlay?

Milling can remove deteriorated surface material, correct elevations and rutting, and create a suitable surface for resurfacing.

Does all asphalt need to be removed during milling?

No. Milling depth depends on pavement condition and project requirements. It may remove only part of the asphalt surface or extend deeper when needed.

Can milling fix pavement rutting?

It can remove or reduce certain surface ruts and restore the pavement profile before resurfacing, depending on the cause and depth of the rutting.

Can asphalt milling correct elevations around curbs and drains?

Yes. Milling is commonly used to control pavement elevations and improve transitions around curbs, drains, entrances, and other fixed surfaces.

What happens to the asphalt that is milled off?

The milled asphalt becomes reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), which can often be processed and reused in new asphalt mixtures or other pavement applications.

Is asphalt milling the same as full removal and replacement?

No. Milling usually removes a controlled portion of the asphalt pavement. Full removal and replacement removes failed pavement so the affected area can be rebuilt more extensively.

✦ Prepare Existing Pavement for the Next Paving Phase

Planning a Milling or Resurfacing Project?

Tell us about the pavement condition, elevations, drainage, transitions, and resurfacing plans. We’ll help determine whether milling, repair, an overlay, or another paving method fits the project.

Professional pavement maintenance, repair, preservation, sealcoating, crack sealing, mastic repair, infrared repair, and line striping throughout Wisconsin.

PaveTech Solutions, Inc.

  • Phone: (920) 204-6975

  • 1103 S Lynndale Dr Ste 104, Appleton, WI 54914

Business hours

Monday–Friday: 7:00 AM–5:00 PM

Saturday–Sunday: Closed

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