Driveway and parking lot paving in Smithboro, in Pleasant Mound Township just east of Greenville.
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Founded in 1870 as Henderson Station and renamed for its first postmaster, Henry H. Smith, this village has stayed small through everything since. Governor Bond Lake was built as the water supply for Greenville, Mulberry Grove, Donnellson and here. Driveways and parking lots are our work in town, plus shop pads and the lanes running back to farm buildings.
Greenville is under three miles west, and Route 140 heads east from there and turns north at an intersection above town. A house drive gets soft soil removed, rock compacted in layers, and hot-mix asphalt, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and pickups. A church or shop lot gets a deeper base under it. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate, and you get 25% off.
Drives here run from short village approaches to long farm lanes off the county roads. Both fail the same way when water sits on them. We shape the subgrade first, compact aggregate in layers, then place hot mix at typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and pickups. Where grain trucks or trailers swing through, the base goes deeper and the turn gets widened.
Driveway pavingChurch parking, a shop pad or a farm yard is the usual lot job in a village this size. We size the base for the heaviest vehicle that parks there, pitch the surface to a planned low point, and place asphalt in lifts. An old gravel area can often be paved once the rock under it is rebuilt.
Parking lot pavingFarm lanes, field access roads and private drives around the village carry equipment through planting and harvest. We grade and crown them, compact a rock base deep enough for loaded axles, then surface in asphalt or chip seal depending on traffic. The first stretch at the county road entrance gets built heaviest.
Road constructionFarm yards, equipment pads, church lots and long country drives around Smithboro 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
Clay-heavy soil across this part of Illinois drains slowly, and water that cannot leave a surface freezes under it and lifts the asphalt. Drainage does more for pavement life than thickness ever will. We remove soft material, compact base rock in lifts, crown the surface, and set grades so runoff has a clear path off.
When you compare bids, ask each contractor for three numbers in writing: the compacted asphalt thickness, the base depth, and what happens to the water. Those three decide how long the surface lasts.
Typical ranges. Your Smithboro estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Smithboro homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Yes, and they can be done in one run or in phases. Grading and base are what carry equipment weight, so we build those for the whole length even when the paving itself is split across two seasons. Estimates are free.
Yes. Greenville is under three miles west, Mulberry Grove is close to the east, and we work across Bond County along with greater St. Louis on both sides of the river. Estimates are free and every job gets 25% off.
It helps, because you know where water sits on the Smithboro property and how the drive gets used. If you cannot be there, tell us what you want done when you call and we will work out the best way to walk the site and go over the details with you.
They matter more than the asphalt. A Smithboro 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 Smithboro, across Bond County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Smithboro |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville, IL | Bond County | 2.7 |
| Mulberry Grove, IL | Bond County | 4.7 |
| Keyesport, IL | Bond County | 10.8 |
| Pocahontas, IL | Bond County | 11.7 |
| Donnellson, IL | Montgomery County | 11.9 |
| Old Ripley, IL | Bond County | 12.5 |
| Vandalia, IL | Fayette County | 13.5 |
| Panama, IL | Montgomery County | 13.6 |
| Coffeen, IL | Montgomery County | 13.6 |
| Sorento, IL | Bond County | 14.6 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Smithboro 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.