Asphalt driveways, parking lots and farm lanes in Franklin, graded to drain and built on a compacted base.
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Main routes: Route 104
Everything in Franklin drains to branches of Apple Creek, which runs on to the Illinois River. That matters for driveways and parking lots more than people expect, because the last few feet of grade at your edge decide where the water goes. We pave drives and lots here, plus the lanes and yards behind them.
Route 104 crosses the southwest part of the village, six miles from Waverly and fourteen from Jacksonville. Wherever the job sits, the sequence underneath is the same: strip soft material, compact an aggregate base in lifts, set the grade, then place and roll hot-mix asphalt. Asphalt is a surface, not a foundation. What holds it up is the rock under it. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate and take 25% off.
Village lots here have short drives to the street and the places outside town have long ones off a township road. Both need the same two things: a base that does not move and a grade that sends water to the edge. We compact the rock, place hot mix, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and pickups, and build the apron heavier where it meets the road.
Driveway pavingChurch lots, the parking at a hall or a small business, and school lots all carry weight a home drive never sees. Buses and delivery trucks concentrate damage at the entrance and wherever they stop. We build those areas up, set the drainage to a low point and keep the finished grade running away from doorways.
Parking lot pavingFarm lanes, private roads and access drives out toward the creek bottoms need a crown and a shoulder that will not wash. We build the base to carry loaded trucks at the turns and keep the surface tight so water runs off instead of soaking in. Chip seal fits lightly traveled lanes.
Road constructionFarm yards, equipment pads, church lots and long country drives around Franklin each carry different loads. We size the base and the asphalt to the traffic that will actually use it, then compact every layer so it stays put.
Asphalt paving
Soils here hold water and the winters cycle across freezing many times. Water under a slab of asphalt expands, lifts it and cracks it, and the crack lets in more water the next year. Drainage first, then base, then surface. That order is most of the job.
Before you sign anything, get the base depth and the compacted asphalt thickness on paper. Two bids that look far apart are often just two different pavements.
Typical ranges. Your Franklin estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Franklin homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Residential drives commonly get 2 to 3 inches of compacted asphalt over a compacted aggregate base. For regular trailer or truck traffic we go thicker on both, especially at the road apron and the turns, where loads twist the surface. We size it during the free estimate.
Yes. Franklin sits about six miles from Waverly and fourteen from Jacksonville, and we cover that stretch of Morgan County along with greater St. Louis on both sides of the river. Estimates are free and you get 25% off.
Sometimes. If the base under your Franklin pavement is still solid and the surface only has shallow cracking, an overlay can work well. If the pavement is sinking, rutting or breaking into alligator cracks, the base has failed and it needs to be rebuilt first. The free estimate is where we sort that out.
They matter more than the asphalt. A Franklin lane that holds water at the culvert will fail there first, so we look at ditches, the culvert and the crown before quoting the surface.
We pave all around Franklin, across Morgan County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| Waverly, IL | Morgan County | 5.4 |
| Woodson, IL | Morgan County | 9.5 |
| Scottville, IL | Macoupin County | 10.3 |
| Modesto, IL | Macoupin County | 10.4 |
| South Jacksonville, IL | Morgan County | 10.8 |
| Murrayville, IL | Morgan County | 11.2 |
| Loami, IL | Sangamon County | 11.3 |
| Palmyra, IL | Macoupin County | 13.1 |
| Manchester, IL | Scott County | 16.0 |
| Thayer, IL | Sangamon County | 16.4 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Franklin 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.