Refurbishing of milled asphalt into new bound layers of pavement is recognized as a sustainable maintenance practice. However, limited attention has been paid towards investigating their circularity aspects. Furthermore, evolving legislative requirements call for integration of c
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Refurbishing of milled asphalt into new bound layers of pavement is recognized as a sustainable maintenance practice. However, limited attention has been paid towards investigating their circularity aspects. Furthermore, evolving legislative requirements call for integration of circularity and sustainability facets. Therefore, this study presents a flexible framework that aims at assessing and integrating the environmental, economic, and circularity aspects associated with two maintenance alternatives, i.e., reconstruction of pavement with a bound base layer using bituminous materials (BSM) versus routine patch repair and resurfacing. The integration of different assessment categories was performed using a metric termed as net risk reduction gain (NRRG). The results revealed that the NRRG for BSM option was 2.5 times higher than routine maintenance over a 50 year analysis period, thereby emphasizing its higher circularity and sustainability benefits. The proposed framework is envisioned to pave way for integration of circular thinking along with sustainability considerations for pavement design and construction.@en