When the asphalt surface of Missouri U.S. 412 required pavement preservation to repair cracking and increasing roughness, MoDOT scoped diamond grinding as the primary preservation treatment.

In 2020, Oklahoma's concrete pavements were due to begin a maintenance cycle, and by the end of that year, concrete pavement preservation (CPP) consisting of selected panel replacements, dowel bar retrofit (DBR) and diamond grinding had been completed on portions of the Cimarron, Bailey and Indian Nation Turnpikes. CPP allows for seven times the length of roadway repaired for every dollar spent.

The city of Baytown, Texas lowered the expected repair costs by 80% with concrete pavement preservation (CPP). CCP techniques are less invasive, low-cost alternatives to full concrete replacements. The city replaced approximately 20 percent of the road surface with CCP work including full-depth panel replacement, dowel bar retrofit, cross stitching, replacement and resetting of manholes, diamond grinding, and crack repair and sealing.

Concrete pavements last 40+ years; treatment with CPP restores rideability. A 120-mile-long stretch of U.S. 67 connects North Little Rock, AK to Walnut Ridge, AK. Concrete pavement preservation (CPP) was deemed appropriate for rehabilitating the highway using diamond grinding. After patching and grinding, there was about an 80% improvement in smoothness.

Full depth repair (FDR), partial depth repair (PDR) and diamond grinding were used to repair Provincial Trunk Highway 9 in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. The 32-year-old concrete pavement required rehabilitation on a two-mile section, due to transverse joint deterioration and uneven wear of the existing seal coat causing a rough ride.

In 1993, the city of Oskaloosa, Iowa, set out to conduct its first extensive surface profiling/diamond grinding project on South Eleventh Street. With minor maintenance patching and contraction joint sealing performed in 1986 and in 1990, this one-mile-long stretch of city street required no repairs. This project shows the longevity that can be achieved with diamond grinding.