Recycled Asphalt

Recycled asphalt is old road that's been milled up, crushed, and screened so you can spread it fresh. The chunks still carry the black asphalt binder from their first life, so when you roll it out on a warm day the binder softens and helps the pieces lock back together. It packs down hard and shrugs off water once it sets.

You'll hear it called RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement), asphalt millings, or grindings. It's all the same stuff, just sorted by size. A load runs you a good bit less than fresh hot mix because the plant is reusing pavement that would otherwise get hauled off, so it's a common pick for driveways and private roads where you want a hard surface without paying new-asphalt prices.