Asphalt driveways, parking lots and lanes in Berger, built to drain on Missouri River bottom ground.
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Main routes: Highway B
Berger sits on the Berger Bottom, floodplain on the south side of the Missouri River, and that fact shapes every driveway and parking lot here. Flat, low ground drains slowly. Pavement built on it without a plan for water cracks, ruts and holds puddles after a few seasons.
The town was platted in 1870 and named for early settler Casper Berger, and Highway 100 runs about a mile south between Hermann and New Haven. We pave home drives, business lots, shop yards and lanes. Every one gets soft material removed, clean rock compacted in layers, hot-mix asphalt rolled dense, and a surface graded to move water off. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate, and you get 25% off.
On bottom ground, the base does the work. We dig out the soft subgrade, bring in clean rock, compact it in layers and set a crown so water sheds instead of sitting. Hot-mix asphalt goes on top, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and pickups and thicker where trailers and work trucks park. Culverts and shallow ditches are part of the job, not an extra.
Driveway pavingA shop lot, a church, a business yard or a truck pad near town all face the same question: where does the water go. We answer it with grade and drainage first, then build the base for the heaviest vehicle that will sit there. Asphalt in sound shape can be repaired and seal coated instead of replaced.
Parking lot pavingAccess roads and farm lanes across the bottom carry grain trucks and equipment on ground that stays soft after rain. We build them up with compacted rock, crown the surface, and use asphalt where the traffic justifies it or chip seal where it does not. Entrances off Highway B get extra thickness.
Road constructionA lot of rural pavement near Berger fails at the edges, where water gets under the asphalt and tires break the shoulder down. Overlays, edge rebuilds and better drainage are often the fix. When the base is gone, we rebuild it before we pave.
Asphalt paving
Missouri River bottomland holds moisture and settles unevenly, and Franklin County's uplands nearby carry loess over cherty clay. Neither drains fast. Add freeze-thaw winters and any pavement on a wet base will move. We keep the water moving off and out: graded surfaces, ditching where needed, rock compacted in layers.
A cheap bid usually gets cheap somewhere you cannot see. Ask what depth of stone goes down, how thick the asphalt is after rolling, and who fixes it if water still stands.
Typical ranges. Your Berger estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Berger homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
It can, with realistic expectations. We build the base up, compact it and set a grade so water leaves quickly. No pavement is improved by sitting underwater, but a well-drained section on a compacted base recovers far better than one built straight on soft ground.
Yes. Highway 100 runs about a mile south of town between the two, and we pave in that corridor and across Franklin County, along with greater St. Louis. Estimates are free, and you get 25% off on the work.
Hot-mix asphalt needs warm air and warm ground to compact properly, and the plants serving Berger typically run from spring into late fall. Winter is a good time to get your estimate and book a spot for the season.
Usually yes, and it is a common question on Berger lanes. We plan the approach before the day of paving, and building a turnaround into the job often costs less than you would expect while making the drive far more usable.
We pave all around Berger, across Franklin County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Berger |
|---|---|---|
| Hermann, MO | Gasconade County | 5.5 |
| McKittrick, MO | Montgomery County | 7.5 |
| New Haven, MO | Franklin County | 8.0 |
| Rhineland, MO | Montgomery County | 10.2 |
| Big Spring, MO | Montgomery County | 11.7 |
| Gasconade, MO | Gasconade County | 11.8 |
| Pendleton, MO | Warren County | 13.0 |
| Jonesburg, MO | Montgomery County | 13.2 |
| High Hill, MO | Montgomery County | 14.6 |
| Warrenton, MO | Warren County | 15.1 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Berger and the towns around it.
Tell us what you want paved and where. We'll call to set up a time to walk the site, measure, and give you a written quote with your 25% off.