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No, I think you're jumping to an invalid conclusion here.
Yes, heavy vehicles cause much more wear and tear on roads than light vehicles do. But a lot of road damage is caused by stuff other than vehicles driving normally on top.
Most road surface repair is necessitated by weather: freezing and thawing creating cracks, physical scraping from snow plows. Plus there are issues caused by soil erosion, tree roots pushing on stuff, other wear and tear caused by stuff falling or blowing on the road.
You can see it in places that have dedicated bike lanes, narrow residential streets where heavy vehicles simply can't drive, etc. When the pavement gets old, potholes and other cracks still form, even with no heavy vehicle ever driving over it.