Asphalt Paving in Southington, CT

Asphalt paving in Southington covers a large, busy town. Southington had 13,061 residents in 1950 and 30,946 by 1970 after I-84 made it a commuter town, and 43,501 in 2020 on about 35.9 square miles. Its three villages, Marion, Milldale and Plantsville, each have their own post office and character, and most of the housing went up in the decades after the highway arrived.

Suburban driveways at 40 to 60 years

Driveways from the 1960s and 1970s are often on their second surface now. Typical problems include edge cracking, settled areas at the garage, and cracks where an old overlay is reflecting cracks from below. We check the base before recommending an overlay or replacement, and we mill at the garage and street so an overlay does not leave a lip.

Ridge on the east

The trap rock Metacomet Ridge forms the town's eastern edge, with Bradley, Ragged and Short mountains. Homes on the lower slopes have sloped driveways that need drainage planning, while the valley areas around the town center at about 154 feet are flatter and need care to avoid puddles.

A cement first

Southington is credited with producing the first cement able to harden under water. Today, the town's paving needs are mostly residential driveways and commercial lots.

I-84 and commercial lots

I-84 has exits 28 through 32 in Southington, and I-691 has exit 4. Route 10 bisects the town. Businesses near the interchanges and along Route 10 see heavy traffic, delivery trucks and plows. Their lots need thicker sections in drive aisles, regular crack sealing and restriping. Entrances on state routes fall under Connecticut DOT's encroachment permit process.

Costs and planning

HomeGuide lists new asphalt driveways at about $5 to $12 or more per square foot, with a 600-square-foot driveway at about $3,000 to $7,200. For commercial lots, HomeAdvisor lists about $2 to $4.50 per square foot or $400 to $1,130 per space nationally. In Southington, most residential jobs are replacements or overlays on driveways from the highway-era building boom, and most commercial jobs are repairs, sealcoating and restriping on lots near the interchanges. We schedule paving from late spring into fall, and we can phase commercial work so lots stay open. Sealcoating and crack sealing in late summer protect a driveway before the plows start.

What we do in Southington

• Driveway replacement and overlays
• Sealcoating and crack sealing
• Commercial lot paving, repair and striping
• Drainage corrections

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