Asphalt Paving in Pontiac, MI

Asphalt paving in Pontiac covers a wide range of properties. The city was founded on the Clinton River in 1818 as Michigan's first inland settlement, became the county seat in 1820, a village in 1837 and a city in 1861. It had 61,606 residents and 26,253 housing units at the 2020 census. General Motors plants drove the twentieth-century economy, and neighborhoods of every age reflect that history.

Older homes

Many Pontiac homes predate the suburbs around them, with narrow drives, alley access and detached garages. Base failure, roots and roof runoff are the usual culprits. We plan access carefully and fix drainage as part of the job.

The river through downtown

The city confined the Clinton River in concrete through downtown in 1963 to prevent flooding. Lower neighborhoods near the river can still have wet ground, and we check the subgrade before paving.

Commercial and rental lots

The former Silverdome site, home to the Detroit Lions from 1975 to 2001, is now an Amazon fulfillment center, and the city has many commercial, industrial and rental properties. Lots that see heavy truck traffic need thicker sections; rental lots benefit from regular patching, sealing and restriping.

Road agencies

City streets, county roads and state highways all run through Pontiac. We confirm who controls your road before approach work.

Weather

The region averages about 120 freezing days a year. Fall crack sealing is the cheapest protection.

Costs

National guides list pothole repair at about $100 to $400, hot patches at about $2 to $5 per square foot, and new driveways at roughly $5 to $12 or more per square foot. Your written quote is the price.

Timing

We pave from late spring through early fall and seal cracks in late summer and fall.

Rental properties

For landlords, small, regular repairs keep drives and lots safe and limit bigger bills later. We offer patching, crack sealing, sealcoating and restriping.

Accessible spaces

When a lot is restriped, the 2010 ADA Standards for accessible parking apply, according to the Department of Justice.

Gravel drives

Older properties with gravel or broken drives can be paved; we rebuild the base before placing asphalt.

Older bases

On older properties, drives have often been patched and overlaid several times. When we replace one, we dig to sound subgrade and rebuild the base rather than paving over old layers.

What a quote includes

Removal, base depth, asphalt thickness, joints and approach work, each listed.

Small repairs

If the drive is mostly sound, hot-mix patches and crack sealing can carry it for years.

County seat traffic

As the county seat, Pontiac has busy streets around downtown and county offices. Work near those areas is scheduled for quieter times.

Upkeep

Crack sealing every fall is the cheapest protection.

Concrete removal

Older concrete drives that have cracked and heaved can be removed and replaced with asphalt on a rebuilt base.

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