Driveways, school and church parking lots, farm lanes and private roads paved over a crushed rock base and drained on purpose.
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Main routes: Highway E and Highway UU
The town got its start in the 1880s when the Northern Hannibal Railway reached it, and the city has since annexed part of the Highway E corridor toward Highway 61 with growth in mind. Its own slogan calls it a rural city moving forward, which fits the paving work here too.
Driveways and parking lots come first, including lots for the Silex R-1 district that has run schools in town since 1912. Farm lanes and private roads fill out the rest. The county soil survey is blunt about local roads on these upland soils: low strength, frost action and shrink-swell, with a crushed rock base and water shed to ditches and culverts as the answer. That is how we build. Free estimates, and 25% off.
Country drives here run long off Highway E, Highway UU or a county road, usually with a culvert at the entrance. We set that culvert and the ditch line first, then build the base in compacted lifts of crushed rock. A home drive typically finishes at 2 to 3 inches of hot mix, and on the longest runs recycled asphalt millings cover more ground for the money.
Driveway pavingSchool, church and shop lots in a town this size take buses, grain trucks and delivery vehicles in the same few spots, which is exactly where thin pavement fails. We size the rock base for those loads, slope the surface so runoff reaches a ditch rather than soaking the subgrade, and stripe once the asphalt has cured.
Parking lot pavingFarm lanes, field access and the short streets off Main all need crown, ditches and compacted rock more than they need thick asphalt. We grade, drain, then pave to the width the equipment uses. Chip seal or millings often suit a lane that sees heavy machinery a few weeks a year and stays quiet the rest.
Road constructionA lot of rural pavement near Silex fails at the edges, where water gets under the asphalt and tires break the shoulder down. Overlays, edge rebuilds and better drainage are often the fix. When the base is gone, we rebuild it before we pave.
Asphalt paving
The Lincoln County soil survey lists low strength, frost action and shrink-swell as the limits for local roads on common upland soils here, formed in loess and glacial till. Its recommendation is a crushed rock base with roads shedding water to ditches and culverts. That is close to the whole job in one sentence, and we build to it.
The part of the job you can see is the last two inches. Ask what is underneath, how it will be compacted, and which way the finished surface drains.
Typical ranges. Your Silex estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Silex homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Yes. Bus traffic and heavy turning at the same points make a school lot a structural job more than a surface one, so the base gets sized for buses. Summer break is the practical window, and booking ahead matters because those weeks fill.
We work across greater St. Louis on both sides of the river and out into the surrounding counties, Lincoln included. Troy, Whiteside, Eolia and Hawk Point all sit near Silex. Call for a free estimate, and the work comes with 25% off.
On a Silex 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.
Usually yes, and it is a common question on Silex lanes. We plan the approach before the day of paving, and building a turnaround into the job often costs less than you would expect while making the drive far more usable.
We pave all around Silex, across Lincoln County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Silex |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteside, MO | Lincoln County | 4.5 |
| Eolia, MO | Pike County | 8.0 |
| Hawk Point, MO | Lincoln County | 11.4 |
| Troy, MO | Lincoln County | 11.9 |
| Ashley, MO | Pike County | 12.4 |
| Paynesville, MO | Pike County | 12.6 |
| Truxton, MO | Lincoln County | 12.9 |
| St. Clement, MO | Pike County | 13.4 |
| Moscow Mills, MO | Lincoln County | 14.6 |
| Elsberry, MO | Lincoln County | 14.7 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Silex 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.