Using various design mixes, techniques, and equipment, Micro-Surfacing can be used successfully in these situations:

In quick-traffic applications as thin as 3/8 inch (9.5 mm), Micro-Surfacing can increase skid resistance, color contrast, surface restoration, and service life to high-speed, heavy-traffic roadways. Such projects are often reopened to traffic within an hour.

Modern, continuous-load pavers can lay 500 tons of Micro-Surfacing per day, with no long traffic delays.

On airfields, dense-graded Micro-Surfacing produces a skid resistant surface without loose rock that damages aircraft engines.

As a thin, restorative surface course on urban arterials and heavy traffic intersections, Micro-Surfacing does not alter drainage; there's no loss of curb reveal.

Micro-Surfacing is applied to problem sections of roads or runways to eliminate hydroplaning problems that occur during periods of rain. The Micro-Surfacing restores the proper surface profile and makes the area safe for use.

Because Micro-Surfacing can be effectively applied to most surfaces at 3/8 inches (9.5 mm) or less, more area per ton of mix is covered, resulting in cost-effective resurfacing.

Micro-Surfacing creates a new, stable surface that is resistant to rutting and shoving in summer and to cracking in winter.

Applied to both asphalt and Portland cement surfaces (usually preceded by a tack coat on concrete), Micro-Surfacing is often used to restore a skid resistant surface to a slick bridge decking with minimum added dead weight.