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Asphalt paving in Nashville, IL

Driveways, commercial lots and access roads paved in Nashville, Washington County, near I-64 Exit 50, with free estimates and 25% off.

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Map: Nashville, IL in Washington County, 48 miles east-southeast of downtown St. Louis MISSISSIPPIKASKASKIA NashvilleSt. LouisNew MindenAddievilleHoyletonOakdaleAshley
Nashville · Washington County48 mi southeast
CountyWashington County
ZIP codes62263
From downtown St. Louis48 miles east-southeast
Population (2024 est.)3,006

Main routes: I-64, Route 127, and Route 15

Blacktop that holds up in Nashville

Laid out in 1830 on Nashville Creek as New Nashville, the town took its shorter name when the post office opened the year after. It is the Washington County seat, with the courthouse downtown, Route 127 on Mill Street crossing Route 15, and I-64 running through the north end of the city limits with Exit 50 serving the city. Auto parts manufacturing is a major local employer.

That mix gives us house drives, church and business lots, and the yard and truck surfaces manufacturing needs. Residential drives typically get 2 to 3 inches of compacted hot-mix asphalt over compacted rock. Truck areas get a deeper base and more than one lift. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate, and you get 25% off.

Freshly paved black asphalt driveway with a side parking extension leading to a brick ranch home's two-car garage

Driveway paving in Nashville

Older drives near the square have narrow aprons that take decades of freeze and thaw, while newer additions have wider parking pads. Both come apart at the edges first when the base was thin. We remove the soft ground, compact rock in layers and place hot mix, rolling it while it is hot. Two to three inches compacted suits cars and pickups, with more where a work truck or trailer parks.

Driveway paving

Parking lot paving in Nashville

Lots along Route 127 and Route 15, church and school parking, medical offices and plant lots near the interstate exit each carry different loads. We plan aisles and entrances around how vehicles actually move, size the base to the heaviest of them, and grade to a planned drainage point. Work can be phased so a business stays open.

Parking lot paving

Road construction & private roads

Private roads, plant and yard access drives, subdivision streets and farm lanes get graded, crowned and built over compacted rock. Access roads that take loaded trucks daily get the deepest base and the thickest asphalt. Entrances near Exit 50 take extra base, because that is where turning weight lands first.

Road construction

General asphalt paving & repair

In a town like Nashville, 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
Long new asphalt driveway running past a brick ranch home and orchard toward a metal pole barn
Long new asphalt driveway running past a brick ranch home and orchard toward a metal pole barn

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What's under a Nashville driveway

The town sits on upland along Nashville Creek, on the divide between the Kaskaskia and Big Muddy drainages. Washington County uplands are loess-covered claypan over dense till, which drains slowly and stays sticky when wet. Freeze-thaw winters work on any wet base. We set the grade to shed runoff, dig out soft soil and compact the rock base in layers.

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.

Compacted asphaltTypically 2 to 3 in. for a car drive
Stone baseTypically 4 to 8 in., compacted
Drive on itUsually 2 to 3 days, longer in heat
First sealcoatTypically 6 to 12 months after paving

Typical ranges. Your Nashville estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.

Cross-section of an asphalt driveway From top to bottom: compacted hot-mix asphalt surface, compacted crushed-stone base, and prepared subgrade soil, with the surface sloped so water runs off. Slope sheds water Hot-mix asphalt 2 to 3 in., rolled hot Crushed-stone base Subgrade, soft spots dug out Typical driveway, not to scale
New asphalt driveway climbing a grassy hillside from a gravel road to a detached two-car garage
New asphalt driveway climbing a grassy hillside from a gravel road to a detached two-car garage

Nashville paving questions

Straight answers for Nashville homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.

What is the best time of year to pave?

Hot-mix asphalt has to be placed and compacted while it is hot, so warm, dry weather gives the best result. Late spring through early fall is the usual window in southern Illinois. We schedule around rain, because a saturated base is worth waiting out.

Do you cover Nashville and the rest of Washington County?

Yes. We pave in Nashville, New Minden, Addieville, Hoyleton, Oakdale, Okawville and the surrounding county, plus greater St. Louis on both sides of the river. I-64 makes the run west quick. Estimates are free and you get 25% off.

What goes into the price of paving in Nashville?

On a Nashville 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.

Will a new surface fix water standing in my lot?

Only if the grade changes. Paving over a low spot in Nashville leaves the same low spot in a smoother surface. We measure the fall first and tell you what it takes to move the water.

Nearby towns we pave

We pave all around Nashville, across Washington County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.

All 12 Washington County communities

Every town we serve

TownCountyMiles from Nashville
New Minden, ILWashington County5.8
Addieville, ILWashington County6.4
Hoyleton, ILWashington County8.6
Oakdale, ILWashington County9.2
Ashley, ILWashington County10.4
Okawville, ILWashington County10.8
Richview, ILWashington County10.8
Radom, ILWashington County11.3
Du Bois, ILWashington County12.8
Irvington, ILWashington County13.2

Let's look at your Nashville job

Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Nashville and the towns around it.

Free estimate in Nashville

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.

  1. Send the form or call. We reply to set a time.
  2. We walk the site, measure and talk through options.
  3. You get a quote with your 25% off, and straight answers on base, thickness and drainage.
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