The surface temperature of cool pavement averaged between 10.5-to-12 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than traditional asphalt.

The new, no-brainer solution to heat-absorbing asphalt as embraced by city officials? Painting blacktop white.

Though many think of cool pavements as a solution to summer heat, research has shown benefits year-round.

To reduce LA's average temperature, the city is coating streets in CoolSeal, a gray coating designed to reflect solar rays.

CoolSeal was recently put to the test by the City of Phoenix, Arizona, as part of their Cool Pavement Pilot Program.

A reflective gray material called CoolSeal can be used on asphalt to lower road surface temperatures.