Abstract:By assessing the impact of urban asphalt pavement prevention and maintenance engineering on carbon emissions, the guidance and suggestions are provided for the low-carbon and environmental protection development of urban transportation infrastructure. Through the analysis on three core stages of production, transportation and construction in the asphalt pavement maintenance process, the engineering quantity budget quota method and the carbon emission factor method are used to assess the carbon emissions of four maintenance techniques such as in-situ thermal regeneration, micro-surfacing, ultra-thin wearing courses and thin overlay. The result shows that due to the advantages of in-situ thermal regeneration technology in efficient material utilization, waste treatment and energy consumption, its relatively lower carbon emissions are shown during the whole maintenance cycle. Accordingly, an integrated assessment framework is proposed to emphasize that the carbon emission performance and economic benefit of the technology should be considered comprehensively when selecting the prevention and maintenance strategies of urban asphalt pavements.