Driveway, farm lane and parking lot paving along Highway 161 northeast of Montgomery City.
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Main routes: Highway 161
Highway 161 runs northeast out of Montgomery City and past this small community, which was platted in 1903. Out here a driveway is often long, part gravel, and shared with a tractor or a stock trailer. Thickness matters, but grade and ditch line matter more.
We pave drives and yard pads in hot-mix asphalt over compacted rock, and we run recycled asphalt millings or chip seal where a long lane does not need full hot mix. The ground north of town drains toward Elkhorn Creek, and that fall is worth using rather than fighting. Church lots, shop pads and equipment yards get the same base work, sized for what parks on them. Call (866) 490-7680 for a free estimate and 25% off.
Country drives fail at the ends and in the low spots. We fix the approach where it meets Route 161, build a crowned base of compacted rock, then lay hot-mix asphalt, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for a home drive. A long lane can run millings or chip seal for less per foot, with hot mix saved for the apron and turnaround near the house.
Driveway pavingLots here are churches, a shop building, an equipment yard or a few spaces beside a business. Equipment yards need thicker asphalt and a firmer base than car parking, because a loaded trailer puts its whole weight on a small footprint. We grade each pad so water sheds off it rather than standing against a building wall.
Parking lot pavingFarm lanes and field access roads get the same approach: shape the crown, cut the ditch, compact rock in lifts, then surface. Where the traffic is a pickup and a tractor, chip seal or millings hold up well for less money. Where loaded trucks run, hot mix over a thick base pays for itself.
Road constructionOut around Buell, general asphalt work often means shop pads, machine-shed aprons, turnarounds for trucks and trailers, and the stretch of lane where gravel keeps washing out. We build those with drainage and heavy tires in mind.
Asphalt paving
The uplands around Montgomery City are claypan, so water sits on tight subsoil instead of soaking away. A wet base plus freeze-thaw winters is how a lane turns to ruts and potholes. We build the drainage first, compact every layer, and leave the finished surface shedding toward the ditch.
When you compare bids, ask each contractor for three numbers in writing: the compacted asphalt thickness, the base depth, and what happens to the water. Those three decide how long the surface lasts.
Typical ranges. Your Buell estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Buell homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
It depends on traffic. For a lane that carries a pickup and a tractor, recycled asphalt millings or chip seal give you a hard surface for much less per foot. For loaded grain trucks, hot-mix asphalt over a thick compacted base lasts longer and needs far less patching.
We build the approach to match the road grade and drain away from it. Entrances onto a state route usually need MoDOT approval, so we walk that part of the job with you before anything starts. The estimate itself is free either way.
Most Buell driveways are paved in one to two days once the base is ready, with more time if the old surface has to come out or the base needs rebuilding. You can usually walk on it the same day and drive on it after a few days, depending on the weather.
Both cost less than hot mix and both work well on long drives around Buell. Chip seal gives a tough, textured surface; compacted millings bind tighter than gravel and cut the dust. We will walk the lane and tell you honestly where each one makes sense.
We pave all around Buell, across Montgomery County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Buell |
|---|---|---|
| Bellflower, MO | Montgomery County | 5.2 |
| Montgomery City, MO | Montgomery County | 5.2 |
| Middletown, MO | Montgomery County | 6.8 |
| New Florence, MO | Montgomery County | 8.6 |
| Danville, MO | Montgomery County | 9.6 |
| Truxton, MO | Lincoln County | 11.0 |
| High Hill, MO | Montgomery County | 11.3 |
| Jonesburg, MO | Montgomery County | 14.2 |
| Big Spring, MO | Montgomery County | 16.6 |
| Hawk Point, MO | Lincoln County | 17.2 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Buell 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.