Purpose　Currently,　modeling　of　social　impacts　in　sustainable　pavement　management　(SPM)　is　still　in　the　infant　stage,　which　generally　causes　significant　social　impacts　and　triggers　several　social　hotspot　issues.　Therefore,　this　paper　aims　to　evaluate　the　social　impacts　on　pavement　over　its　main　life-cycle　stages.　Methods　To　achieve　this　goal,　the　UNEP/SETAC　guidelines　were　employed　to　develop　the　social　life-cycle　assessment　(S-LCA)　framework　for　pavement.　Stakeholders,　subcategories,　and　part　of　social　indicators　were　identified　from　previous　studies,　and　the　other　part　of　social　indicators　were　particularly　developed　based　on　pavement　characteristics.　In　particular,　direct　and　indirect　social　indicators　were　both　used,　which　evaluate　social　impacts　directly　and　indirectly,　respectively.　Moreover,　site-specific　data　were　extensively　collected　and　verified　using　cross-checking　by　multiple　data　collection　approaches　and　sources,　while　generic　data　were　adopted　as　reference　values.　Subsequently,　the　existing　approaches　of　assigning　scores　were　applied　for　direct　and　indirect　social　indicators,　and　the　weights　were　determined　using　the　analytic　hierarchy　process　method.　A　final　score　was　aggregated　to　evaluate　the　social　impacts　of　pavement.　In　addition,　a　case　study　of　traditional　hot-mix　asphalt　(HMA)　in　China　was　applied　and　the　social　hotspots　were　identified　for　the　local　pavement　sector.　Results　and　discussion　This　study　involved　four　pavement　life-cycle　stages　of　raw　materials　and　production,　construction,　use,　and　maintenance,　along　with　4　stakeholders,　12　subcategories,　and　16　social　indicators.　In　particular,　the　use　stage　was　addressed　due　to　its　significant　social　impacts　during　the　long　service　life　for　pavement.　Moreover,　the　subcategories　and　social　indicators　associated　with　worker　category　were　most　integrated,　and　the　consumer　was　incorporated.　In　the　case　study　of　HMA　pavement,　the　use　stage　contributed　the　greatest　positive　social　impacts,　while　local　community　was　identified　as　an　important　stakeholder,　followed　by　worker.　In　addition,　the　subcategories　of　health　and　safety　received　the　top　three　scores.　However,　gender　discrimination　was　a　significant　social　problem　in　the　local　pavement　sector　as　indicated　by　the　lowest　score　of　equal　opportunities　subcategory.　Conclusion　The　proposed　S-LCA　framework　is　effective　in　evaluating　the　social　impacts　of　pavement　related　to　affected　stakeholders　during　its　main　life-cycle　stages.　This　study　lays　the　foundation　for　the　development　of　S-LCA　framework　for　pavement,　and　the　identified　and　proposed　social　indicators　not　only　are　used　to　evaluate　the　comprehensive　social　impacts　of　pavement,　but　also　are　suitable　for　other　construction　projects.