Pervious　concrete　(PC)　comprised　of　cement,　water,　coarse　aggregates　are　widely　used　nowadays　for　sustainable　and　low　impact　pavement.　The　primary　purpose　of　this　study　is　to　investigate　the　performance　enhancement　of　pervious　concrete　blocks　(PCB)　containing　recycled　coarse　aggregates　(RCA)　through　microbially　induced　calcium　carbonate　precipitation　(MICP).　Two　types　of　bacterial　enhancement　methods　were　adopted,　which　are　PCB　with　pre-soaked　RCA　using　bacteria　solution　and　PCB　with　bacteria　added　mixing　water.　The　properties　of　RCA,　cement　paste,　and　PCB　were　measured.　The　water　absorption　of　RCA　soaked　in　the　bacteria　and　culture　medium　for　21　days　was　reduced　by　10.41%.　Meanwhile,　the　porosity　of　PCB　decreased　by　15.70%,　and　compressive　strength　increased　up　to　28.48%　when　incorporating　pre-soaked　RCA.　There　was　an　increase　of　57.23%　in　compressive　strength　for　hardened　cement　paste　when　bacteria　were　added　in　the　mixing　water.　The　compressive　strength　of　PCB　increased　by　35.48%　when　compared　with　PCB　with　normal　mixing　water.　Both　enhancement　methods　show　promising　results　and　realize　the　purpose　of　enhancing　the　properties　of　PCB　containing　RCA.　©　2020　Elsevier　Ltd