In the second episode of On The Road, we sat down with Chris Evers of PTI & FPPC for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had about where pavement preservation has been — and where it needs to go.
Chris has spent three decades watching agencies struggle with the same challenges: reacting instead of planning, making budget decisions without the data to back them up, and watching roads deteriorate faster than dollars can keep up. He’s also watched something else happen — the industry get smarter, the tools get better, and the barrier to entry come down in a real way.
This interview covers all of it.
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In this short clip, Chris breaks down the opportunity cost agencies take on every time preservation gets pushed down the priority list — and why doing nothing is never actually free.
What’s the real cost of skipping pavement preservation?
What We Cover In The Full Interview
In the full 45-minute conversation, we go deeper into:
- How pavement preservation treatments and adoption have evolved over the last 30 years
- Why the barrier to entry is lower than it’s ever been — and why confidence to get started has never been higher
- The real opportunity cost of delaying preservation investment
- What the elimination of the Florida property tax means for agency budgets and long-term road planning
- Why spending on preservation material is an investment, not a cost — and how to make that case
- How to present quantifiable data and ROI in a way that actually moves a budget decision
- Closing advice for agencies ready to stop reacting and start planning
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