Why WR PaveCon

Pavement Management, Lifecycle Planning, and Infrastructure Asset Management for Local Governments

PaveCon is a pavement management workshop designed to help local governments, public works leaders, pavement management professionals, and infrastructure asset management teams move from reactive maintenance to proactive, goal-driven decision-making.

Hosted by WithersRavenel, PaveCon brings together technical experts, public sector leaders, and pavement technology professionals to explore how communities can make better roadway investments, stretch limited budgets, and improve long-term infrastructure performance. While PaveCon events are rooted in North Carolina and the Southeast, the lessons apply to towns, municipalities, counties, and agencies across the country.

Eddie Staley speaking at PaveCon to a room full of people.

What Is PaveCon?

PaveCon is an educational event focused on the full lifecycle of pavement management, from early-stage planning and pavement condition assessment to treatment selection, implementation, funding strategy, and performance tracking.

The workshop demonstrates how a comprehensive pavement management program can reduce long-term costs, support clearer decision-making, and create a more strategic approach to maintaining roadway networks. Rather than responding to pavement issues as they arise, PaveCon helps attendees understand how to define clear objectives, align desired outcomes with the right maintenance and rehabilitation treatments, and make the dollars they have go further.

Why PaveCon Matters

Public works departments are often asked to do more with less. Aging infrastructure, limited funding, rising costs, and growing expectations from residents and elected officials can make pavement decisions difficult to explain and even harder to prioritize.

PaveCon helps communities connect pavement management to the bigger picture of Infrastructure Asset Management. A strong pavement management program is not just about fixing roads. It is about understanding asset conditions, evaluating risk, planning for future needs, selecting the right treatments at the right time, and communicating the long-term value of those decisions.

For towns, municipalities, and counties, this approach can support safer roads, stronger budget planning, improved transparency, and better long-term outcomes for the communities they serve.

Application of the RCRAI pavement management solution in Lexington, NC.

From Reactive Repairs to Proactive Pavement Management

Reactive pavement management often leads to higher costs, fewer treatment options, and more disruptive repairs. By the time pavement failure becomes visible, lower-cost preservation options may no longer be effective.

PaveCon focuses on helping agencies move earlier in the decision-making process. Through pavement condition data, lifecycle planning, treatment evaluation, and implementation strategies, local governments can better understand where their road networks stand today and what investments will be needed in the future.

A proactive pavement management program helps communities:

  • Identify roadway needs before they become urgent
  • Prioritize projects based on condition, risk, budget, and community goals
  • Select treatments that align with desired outcomes
  • Extend pavement life through preventive and preservation strategies
  • Plan capital improvements with greater confidence
  • Track performance and communicate results over time

Pavement Preservation in Action

PaveCon is built around practical examples that help local governments connect pavement management strategies to real-world results. These project spotlights showcase pavement preservation demonstrations in Lexington, North Carolina, highlighting how innovative treatments can extend pavement life, reduce long-term costs, and help communities make more informed infrastructure investment decisions.

Reflective Crack Relief Asphalt Interlayer Demonstration | Pavement Management in Lexington, NC
PressurePave® Pavement Preservation Demonstration | Lexington, NC

Applying PaveCon Lessons in Your Community

The value of PaveCon is not limited to the event itself. The goal is to help attendees bring practical lessons back to their own town, municipality, county, or agency.

Whether your community is beginning with limited roadway data or looking to refine an existing pavement management program, WithersRavenel can help translate event insights into action. Our team supports pavement condition surveys, lifecycle modeling, capital planning, treatment recommendations, funding strategy, GIS integration, implementation support, and long-term performance tracking.

By applying PaveCon lessons locally, communities can make more informed decisions, communicate priorities more clearly, and create pavement management programs that support stronger infrastructure outcomes.

Connect with Our PaveCon Team

Ready to apply PaveCon lessons in your community?

Connect with WithersRavenel’s team to discuss pavement management, lifecycle modeling, infrastructure funding, and long-term planning strategies for your roadway network.

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Becca Ruffin

WR Technologies Director

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Eddie Staley, PLS, GISP

Chief Growth Officer

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Frequently Asked Questions About PaveCon and Pavement Management

Does WithersRavenel work with local governments and private utilities in the Outer Banks?

Yes. WithersRavenel supports local governments, private utilities, public agencies, developers, and property owners with engineering, surveying, environmental, planning, stormwater, utility, and construction services across the Outer Banks and northeastern North Carolina.

How can my town, municipality, or county apply PaveCon lessons?

Your community can apply PaveCon lessons by evaluating pavement conditions, defining program goals, prioritizing projects, selecting the right treatments, modeling long-term costs, aligning projects with available funding, and tracking performance over time. WithersRavenel can help translate these lessons into a pavement management program tailored to your roadway network.

Why is proactive pavement management better than reactive maintenance?

Proactive pavement management helps communities address roadway needs earlier, when lower-cost preservation and maintenance options may still be available. This approach can reduce long-term costs, extend pavement life, improve planning, and help local governments make more strategic use of limited budgets.

How does PaveCon connect to Infrastructure Asset Management?

PaveCon connects pavement management to the broader principles of Infrastructure Asset Management by showing how pavement condition data, lifecycle planning, GIS, funding strategy, and performance tracking can support smarter long-term infrastructure decisions.

Who should attend PaveCon?

PaveCon is designed for local government officials, public works directors and managers, pavement management professionals, asset management professionals, engineers, capital planning teams, budget leaders, and elected officials involved in infrastructure decision-making.

What is PaveCon?

PaveCon is a WithersRavenel pavement management workshop designed to help local governments, public works leaders, and infrastructure professionals understand how proactive planning, lifecycle modeling, and treatment selection can improve roadway performance and stretch available funding.

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