Pickens Construction Anderson, South Carolina has established an asphalt milling process that is highly environmentally friendly due to the fact that the reclaimed asphalt is recyclable. Otherwise known as cold planing or profiling, pavement or asphalt milling is the process of removing a portion of the surface of the pavement in a parking lot, road, bridge, or any other surface. The effect is to create either a smooth surface or to completely remove all or part of the surface.