According to industry surveys conducted annually by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Asphalt Pavement Association, more than 99% of the bitumen removed each year from road surfaces during widening and resurfacing projects is reused as part of new pavements, roadbeds, shoulders and embankments or stockpiled for future use.
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ˈɪndʌstɹi sˈɜːveɪz kəndˈʌktᵻd ˈænjuːəli baɪ ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl hˈaɪweɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ænd ðə nˈæʃənəl ˈæsfɔlt pˈeɪvmənt ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, mˈoːɹ ðɐn nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə bɪtˈuːmɛn ɹᵻmˈuːvd ˈiːtʃ jˈɪɹ fɹʌm ɹˈoʊd sˈɜːfɪsᵻz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈaɪdənɪŋ ænd ɹᵻsˈɜːfɪsɪŋ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts ɪz ɹiːjˈuːzd æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv nˈuː pˈeɪvmənts, ɹˈoʊdbɛdz, ʃˈoʊldɚz ænd ɛmbˈæŋkmənts ɔːɹ stˈɑːkpaɪld fɔːɹ fjˈuːtʃɚ jˈuːs.