Abstract:As an important infrastructure connecting urban and rural areas, the asphalt pavement of rural roads is prone to cracks, ruts, looseness and other diseases during long-term use, which affects the using performance and driving safety of the road. Aiming at the research progress on preventive maintenance measures for asphalt pavement on rural roads in recent years, by comparing the differences between the preventive maintenance and the traditional maintenance, a series of common preventive maintenance techniques such as crack sealing, fog sealing, gravel sealing, micro surfacing, and thin layer overlay are elaborated. The applicable conditions and advantages and disadvantages of different techniques are analyzed, and the advantages of preventive maintenance in extending the service life of pavement and reducing the maintenance costs are discussed. In the future, with the continuous advancement of detection technology, decision-making methods, and maintenance materials, it is necessary to further strengthen the technological innovation and experience accumulation to achieve the scientific, refined and intelligent management of rural road maintenance, and provide the continuous guarantee for the sustainable development of rural transportation.