The most inherent advantage of a smooth pavement surface is its reduced noise levels compared to a pavement that is not smooth, but beyond the noise impacts there lies indirect and direct benefits that people gain from a smooth pavement. Transportation Research Circular E-C297: Concrete Pavement Smoothness: 2023 Workshop , from the Transportation Research Board, was developed from presentations made during the 102nd TRB Annual Meeting in a workshop titled “Concrete Pavement Smoothness.”