Once your new asphalt driveway is in place, it will require care and maintenance, both when it’s new, and over its lifetime. Like the rest of the improvements on your property, the better care you give to your asphalt driveway, the longer it will last. The real cost of a driveway is measured over its entire lifetime, so proper care and maintenance is crucial to keeping the cost per year as low as possible. As soon as Richfield Blacktop completes paving your asphalt driveway, its life begins. You can help assure yourself of a long life for your new driveway by following the care and maintenance tips below.