Asphalt Paving in Woodbury, CT

Asphalt paving in Woodbury often involves older properties. Woodbury was founded in 1673 by settlers from Stratford and recognized as a town in 1674. A mile-long stretch of older buildings in the town center is a National Register Historic District, and the town is commonly called Connecticut's antiques capital. It had 9,723 residents in 2020 on about 36.4 square miles.

Historic properties

Owners of historic homes and businesses often want a driveway that suits the building, with a narrower drive, clean edges and no wide modern apron. We can plan the width and edging to fit. For shops on the main street, small lots need to be smooth, drained and clearly marked for customers.

Cold winters

Woodbury's average January low is about 13 degrees, and the town has recorded -22 degrees. With about 51 inches of precipitation a year, water gets into cracks and freezes often. Sealing cracks each fall and sealcoating every few years are the best defense.

River and wet ground

The Pomperaug River forms in Woodbury where the Nonnewaug and Weekeepeemee rivers meet, then flows toward the Housatonic. Properties along those rivers and their wetlands stay damp; driveways there need a deeper processed-stone base and grading that moves water off.

Country driveways

Outside the center, Woodbury is rural with long driveways, often sloped and some still gravel. We plan drainage along the whole run, reuse good gravel in conversions where we can, and pave in stages when that suits the budget.

Roads

US Route 6 is the main road, running northeast to Watertown and south to Southbury. Route 64 runs east to Middlebury and Waterbury, and Routes 47, 61, 132 and 317 also serve the town. Those are state highways, so apron work on them falls under Connecticut DOT's encroachment permit process.

What it costs

National guides list new asphalt driveways at about $5 to $12 or more per square foot (HomeGuide). Long country driveways, gravel conversions and drainage work change the number; an overlay on a sound base costs less than replacement. For a historic property where you want a narrow drive with a clean edge, the area is smaller but edge work is more careful. We list each part of the job separately. Small shop lots on the main street are priced by area and by the patching, sealing and striping they need. Work is scheduled from late spring through fall, with sealing in late summer so the coat cures before the cold. We also recommend walking the driveway during a rain before the estimate to see where water goes.

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