What is Cold Milling?
This method is the automatically controlled removal of pavement to a desired depth with specially designed equipment, and restoration of the surface to a specified grade or slope, free of humps, ruts and other imperfections. The resulting textured pavement can be used immediately as a driving surface, or it can be overlaid with a minimum of material.

Advantages of Cold Milling

1. Removal for reconstruction: Cold milled materials can be recycled into the sub-base, used in the new asphalt pavement or stockpiled for use at a later time.

2. Ruts & Wash boarding: Cold Milling will remove the ruts and smooth the wash boarding.

3. Deteriorating Lane: Cold milling on distressed lane will prepare it for pavement inlay while the remaining lanes need no treatment.

4. Poor bonding potential: Cold milling will provide a texture for improved bond to the new pavement.

5. Poor pavement profile: Cold milling will restore the desired profile and cross section.

6. Diminished capacity of curb & gutter: Cold milling a tapered inlay to the curb will allow for a uniform pavement match to curb & gutter.

7. Public convenience: Cold milling is done quickly with minimum interruption to the traffic flow.

8. Safety & cleanliness: The process generates no smoke or flame and the small amount of dust is easily controlled.

9. Efficiency: Cold milling can be focused on the pavement problem correcting only what is necessary saving time & money to the owner.

10. Energy saving: Cold milling material removed can be used again in other road resurfacing and rehabilitation.

11. Economics: This material, long thought of as a nuisance to be disposed of, is an asset with substantial dollar value. It can be used untreated as an aggregate. Reclaimed from the cold milling process has significant inherent value. Used by itself or as an ingredient in other process, it can substantially increase the scope of road rehabilitation programs.