Driveways and parking lots in Ashley, built for claypan ground where Route 51 and Route 15 meet.
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Main routes: Route 51 and Route 15
Two highways come together in this Washington County town: Route 51 and Route 15 meet here and briefly share the same road. That puts steady traffic past a lot of drives and business lots, and it means entrance aprons take a beating. Driveway and parking lot work here starts at the road edge and works back.
Under the surface is the other half of the job. The upland here is loess over a claypan, and claypan drains slowly, so water that is not moved off the pavement stays in the base. We cut out weak material, compact rock in lifts and set grade before any asphalt goes down. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate, and you get 25% off.
A drive off a state highway wears hardest where tires turn in. We build that apron with extra base and extra asphalt, then carry a consistent section back to the house. On slow-draining claypan ground the grade matters more than the thickness, so we set fall away from the garage and the foundation first. Residential drives typically get 2 to 3 inches of compacted asphalt over compacted rock.
Driveway pavingLots along Main Street, a church lot, a shop or yard on the edge of town: we plan the entrance off the highway or the side street, build deeper base where trucks track and turn, and grade the whole surface toward a clear outlet. Standing water on claypan ground is how a lot fails early. Sound older asphalt may only need patching and seal coating.
Parking lot pavingPrivate roads, shared drives and farm lanes around Ashley get the same treatment on a longer scale. We crown the surface, ditch the shoulders so water leaves instead of sitting at the edge, and thicken the base where the lane meets the highway. Chip seal fits light-traffic lanes; asphalt fits lanes with regular truck weight.
Road constructionOut around Ashley, general asphalt work often means shop pads, machine-shed aprons, turnarounds for trucks and trailers, and the stretch of lane where gravel keeps washing out. We build those with drainage and heavy tires in mind.
Asphalt paving
Claypan soil sits under much of this area: dense, slow to drain, hard when dry and sticky when wet. Water held in a base under asphalt freezes in winter and lifts the surface. We deal with that by removing soft material, building a compacted rock base that drains, and grading so runoff has somewhere to go.
Bids are only comparable when they spell out the same things: base depth, compacted thickness, how edges are finished, and where water is meant to go. Ask for those before you pick a number.
Typical ranges. Your Ashley estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Ashley homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Because water moves through it very slowly. Anything that soaks in near the pavement tends to stay, and in winter it freezes and lifts the surface. Good grade and a compacted rock base give that water a path out, which is why we spend time on both before paving.
Yes. We pave in Ashley and around it, including Richview, Radom, Du Bois, Irvington and Nashville, along with the rest of Washington County and greater St. Louis on both sides of the river. Estimates are free and you get 25% off.
Hot-mix asphalt needs warm air and warm ground to compact properly, and the plants serving Ashley typically run from spring into late fall. Winter is a good time to get your estimate and book a spot for the season.
Not usually. If the subgrade under a Ashley lane is soft, stone alone just sinks into it. The fix is digging out the soft spots and rebuilding in compacted layers so the base has something to sit on.
We pave all around Ashley, across Washington County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Ashley |
|---|---|---|
| Richview, IL | Washington County | 3.3 |
| Radom, IL | Washington County | 3.4 |
| Du Bois, IL | Washington County | 7.5 |
| Irvington, IL | Washington County | 7.8 |
| Woodlawn, IL | Jefferson County | 8.4 |
| Hoyleton, IL | Washington County | 9.3 |
| Nashville, IL | Washington County | 10.4 |
| Waltonville, IL | Jefferson County | 11.3 |
| Wamac, IL | Clinton County | 11.5 |
| New Minden, IL | Washington County | 12.4 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Ashley and the towns around it.
Tell us what you want paved and where. We'll call to set up a time to walk the site, measure, and give you a written quote with your 25% off.