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The rheological characteristics and microstructure of ERB were comprehensively analyzed using a dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), a bending beam rheometer (BBR), and fluorescence microscopy (FM). The road performance of ERM was evaluated by a four-point bending test, a rutting test, trabecular beam bending test, a freeze\u2013thaw splitting test, an immersion Marshall test, and a uniaxial compression dynamic modulus test. Grey relational analysis (GRA) was used to quantify the correlation between the dosage of epoxy system and road performance indicators. The results show that, after the addition of the epoxy system, the high- and low-temperature rheological properties of ERB were improved by 458.3% and 97.9% compared with those of ordinary asphalt, and the high-temperature performance and fatigue performance of ERM were improved by 220.4% and 80.5% compared with SBS-modified asphalt mixtures. 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