Asphalt driveways, parking lots and farm lanes in Ava along Route 4, with free estimates and 25% off.
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Main routes: Route 4 and Route 151
Two state routes meet in this corner of northwest Jackson County, and Route 4 runs through town as Knauer Street. Driveways and parking lots here take pickups, farm equipment and the occasional trailer headed toward the Shawnee National Forest. We pave both, and every job starts with the same question: what is the ground under the old surface doing?
Route 151 leaves town south toward Route 3 at Jacob and serves as the access road to the Jackson Creek Recreational Area. Murphysboro, the county seat, is 14 miles southeast. Wherever your property sits, we compact a rock base, set the grade so water leaves the surface, and lay hot-mix asphalt rolled to a tight finish. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate, and you get 25% off.
A drive in this part of Jackson County often runs longer than a city lot allows, with a turnaround at the top and a culvert at the road. We cut out soft spots, compact rock in layers and place hot-mix asphalt, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and pickups. Where a trailer or farm truck parks, the base goes deeper and the edges get support so they do not crumble under a tire.
Driveway pavingShops along Knauer Street, church lots, school parking and shop yards all need the same things: an entrance built where tires turn hardest, a base sized for delivery trucks, and a grade that sends water off the pavement. We repave failed lots and overlay sound ones. Seal coating comes later, once new asphalt has cured for months.
Parking lot pavingFarm lanes, field roads and shared drives take the worst of the wet season. We crown them over compacted rock so water runs to the shoulders instead of standing in the wheel paths. Chip seal suits a long lane with light traffic. Asphalt suits one with regular truck weight. Entrances off Route 4 get extra base.
Road constructionIn a town like Ava, general asphalt work covers a lot of ground: shop and church lots, alley aprons, repairs along a curb line, overlays on older streets and pads for equipment. The approach stays the same: fix the base, lay the hot mix, roll it tight, finish the edges.
Asphalt paving
Freeze-thaw winters are the main enemy of pavement here. Water that soaks into a soft base lifts the surface when it freezes and leaves it hollow when it thaws. Clay-heavy soils common through the region hold that water. We grade for runoff first, then dig out soft subgrade and compact clean rock before any asphalt goes down.
A cheap bid usually gets cheap somewhere you cannot see. Ask what depth of stone goes down, how thick the asphalt is after rolling, and who fixes it if water still stands.
Typical ranges. Your Ava estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Ava homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Not usually. A gravel drive that has been driven for years is often a decent starting base. We check depth and firmness, add and compact rock where it is thin, fix the drainage at the road, then pave. Soft or muddy sections get dug out first.
Yes. We cover Ava along with Campbell Hill, Willisville, Vergennes, Steeleville and the rest of Jackson County, plus greater St. Louis on both sides of the river. Estimates are free and you get 25% off, whether the job is a single driveway or a long farm lane.
On a Ava job the price comes down to size, how much base work is needed, the asphalt thickness, whether old pavement has to come out, drainage fixes and how easily trucks can reach the work. Your written estimate lists each of those so you can compare it with other bids line by line.
Only if the grade changes. Paving over a low spot in Ava leaves the same low spot in a smoother surface. We measure the fall first and tell you what it takes to move the water.
We pave all around Ava, across Jackson County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Ava |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill, IL | Jackson County | 4.2 |
| Willisville, IL | Perry County | 8.3 |
| Vergennes, IL | Jackson County | 8.6 |
| Cutler, IL | Perry County | 10.7 |
| Harrison, IL | Jackson County | 10.8 |
| Percy, IL | Randolph County | 11.0 |
| Rockwood, IL | Randolph County | 11.2 |
| Gorham, IL | Jackson County | 11.8 |
| Steeleville, IL | Randolph County | 12.3 |
| Elkville, IL | Jackson County | 14.2 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Ava 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.