Asphalt/aggregate composition of advanced adhesion

The method of claim 25, wherein said heavy metal soap is incorporated into said asphalt base material after the heating of said asphalt base material to a molten state and prior to mixing of said asphalt base material and said aggregate component.

The method of claim 25, wherein said heavy metal soap is incorporated into said asphalt base material during or after mixing of said asphalt base material with said aggregate component.

The method of claim 25, wherein said heavy metal soap is a C14-C18 heavy metal soap.

The method of claim 25, wherein said asphalt base material is a polymer-modified asphalt.

The method of claim 25, further comprising adding a thermoplastic polymer to said asphalt base material to provide a polymer-modified asphalt blend.

The method of claim 25, wherein said asphalt base material and said aggregate are mixed together by depositing a layer of said aggregate material on a solid substrate surface and separately depositing said asphalt base material on said layer of aggregate material.

An asphalt paving composition comprising an asphalt base material in admixture with a particulate aggregate material wherein said asphalt base material contains an adhesion enhancing additive consisting essentially of a heavy metal soap in an amount sufficient to enhance the adhesion of said asphalt base material with said aggregate material to reduce the coefficient of stripping of said asphalt material from said aggregate material to a value which is no more than one-half the coefficient of stripping of said asphalt base material and aggregate material without the incorporation of said heavy metal soap.