member 13a to connect the paving guide to the screed of the paving machine the rod member 13a is supported by a gusset plate 13b fig5 illustrates a paving guide 10 located in position with the paving machine the lug member 13 of the paving guide contacts a forward surface of the screed 8 of the paving mechanism in this way the paving guide 10 is pushed along the roadway 5 as the paving machine traverses the section of road to be repaired a spacer means 15 is employed between the sole plate 11 of the paving guide and the screed plate 16 of the screed 8 the spacer means 15 is used to control the height of the deposition of uncompacted asphalt in relation to the level of the existing roadway and also protects the screed plate from being damaged the spacer 15 can be made from suitable material with timber being preferred a range of spacers of varying heights can be used so as to accommodate for filling trenches of different depths and to allow for the compaction of the asphalt material after it has been deposited it is also possible for the spacer means to take the form of an adjustable means so as to enable the height of the deposited material to be controlled between a range of heights in one application of the present invention replacement asphalt is deposited in a trench to a height above that of the.