Tar and chip paving, also referred to as chip sealing, is very similar to asphalt. It is a combination of hot liquid asphalt cement (liquid A/C or hot tar) as a binder and gravel as the main structural component. Unlike asphalt, which is premixed at an asphalt plant, the components of tar and chip are delivered separately and mixed on the job-site. Tar and chip is nothing new. It has been used for over 100 years, all over the world with great success, to pave and resurface roads, parking lots, residential driveways, and more. Tar and chip is used by county and DOT road crews on road paving projects in virtually every state in the United States