Asphalt Paving in Watertown, CT

Asphalt paving in Watertown ranges from tight suburban lots in Oakville to longer driveways on the higher ground around the town center, which sits at about 583 feet. Watertown split from Waterbury in 1780, and today it has 22,105 residents (2020 census) on 29 square miles. Oakville, in the southeast corner, has its own post office and ZIP code but no separate government; the town provides its services.

Town permits at the curb

The Town of Watertown's Department of Public Works issues driveway permits, and its Application for Curb Cut/Driveway Permit covers any activity within the town right-of-way, including driveways, sidewalks and excavation. If your project changes the apron where the driveway meets a town road, plan for that application. We point it out at the estimate and build the timing into the schedule.

State roads through town

Route 8 runs along the eastern edge of town with two exits. US Route 6 and Route 63 both run through the center, Route 73 runs through Oakville to Waterbury, and Route 262 runs north from Oakville. Driveways on those roads connect to state highways, where Connecticut DOT regulates work in the right-of-way through encroachment permits.

Two kinds of driveways

In Oakville, many homes are postwar and later suburban houses on modest lots, and the jobs are replacement driveways, overlays, widening for a second car and routine sealing. Toward the center and the north and west, lots are larger and driveways longer, sometimes gravel. Long driveways need careful base work and drainage along their length, and gravel-to-asphalt conversions can often reuse good existing stone.

Higher ground, colder winters

At nearly 600 feet, central Watertown runs a little colder than the Waterbury valley floor, and shaded driveways hold frost longer. That means more freeze-thaw cycles in cracks. Sealing cracks every fall is the cheapest way to protect a driveway here.

Scheduling around the permit

If your driveway project includes changing the curb cut or apron on a town road, the Curb Cut/Driveway Permit application adds a step before work can start. We plan for it by visiting early, giving you a scope that shows the apron work clearly, and setting the paving date once the town process is settled. Projects that stay entirely on your property can usually be scheduled sooner. In Oakville, where lots are smaller, most jobs are replacements of existing driveways that keep the same apron, which keeps things simple. Toward the center and the more rural north and west of town, longer driveways and gravel conversions are more common, and we often recommend doing drainage work such as culverts and swales in the same mobilization.

Our Watertown work

• Driveway replacement and widening
• Gravel-to-asphalt conversions
• Sealcoating and crack sealing
• Pothole and edge repair
• Commercial lots along Route 6 and Route 63

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