Commercial Paving in Montgomery, AL

Commercial paving covers parking lots, private drives and access roads for shops, offices, churches, apartment communities and industrial sites. A commercial lot carries far more weight and traffic than a driveway, including garbage trucks, delivery vans and school buses, and it sheds a lot of rain off a big flat surface. Cost guides call for 4 inches or more of asphalt on commercial lots over a thicker base.

Planning the lot

• Where trucks enter, turn and stop, which get heavier sections
• How water reaches inlets, curb openings or ditches without ponding
• Stall count, aisle widths and accessible spaces
• Phasing so the business stays open
• Whether the entrance connects to a city street or a state highway

Rebuild, overlay or patch

Most older lots need a mix. Areas where the base has failed, often entrances, drive lanes and dumpster pads, get full-depth repair. The rest, if still supported, can be milled and overlaid. We mark failed areas on a site sketch so the scope is clear.

Heat and heavy loads

A loaded truck parked on hot asphalt in August can leave a dent. Dumpster pads and loading zones are often better in concrete, with asphalt elsewhere. We point those spots out in the plan.

Clay under big lots

On Black Belt clay, large paved areas trap moisture beneath them. Good grading and edge drains where needed keep the subgrade from softening.

After paving

Striping goes on once the surface cools. Seal coating comes after cure. A maintenance plan of sealing every few years and crack sealing between keeps the investment working.

Private drives and access roads

Apartment communities, churches, industrial sites and farms often have private drives that carry the same traffic as a public street. We build them with a crowned surface, supported edges and culverts where they cross drainage, and size the asphalt to the heaviest vehicle that will use them, from fire trucks to loaded trailers.

Maintenance plans

For property managers, a simple schedule saves money: crack seal every year or two, sealcoat every few years, restripe after each seal, and patch failed areas as they appear. We can put that schedule in writing with each property's square footage and priorities.