Asphalt is QUIET, at least when new.

Of course, it can be poorly done, too.

US101 in Silicon Valley through ~San Carlos is a dumpster fire every time it rains. They spent a decade repaving the damn thing, and now in each rainstorm massive potholes are generated. It's like a slalom course out there right now. This after the "repairs" from last year when dozens of cars got flat tires and bent wheels on the same day, after hitting massive craters.