Driveways, visitor parking lots and bluff drives paved in Grafton along the Great River Road, with 25% off.
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Main routes: Great River Road and Route 3
Grafton takes in visitors all season, and the parking surfaces show it. Lots that fill on a Saturday, driveways on the hillside streets, shop and cabin approaches off the Great River Road. We pave all of it: driveways first, then parking lots, then the private drives and access roads that connect them.
Route 100 runs the length of town as the Great River Road, and Route 3 has its northern end here at it. Local limestone went into the Eads Bridge and the Jersey County Courthouse, and the 1993 flood did real damage to the town. Water is the constant in a river town, and water is also what kills asphalt. We grade for runoff, compact the base in layers, then place and roll hot mix. Free estimate, 25% off, (866) 490-7680.
Hillside drives above the river road are steep in places and short, so runoff leaves fast and takes the edges with it if nothing holds them. We build the base to the full width, support the shoulders and set the cross slope so water crosses the drive rather than running down it. Hot mix goes on top, typically 2 to 3 inches compacted for cars and pickups.
Driveway pavingVisitor parking takes a heavy season and a quiet one, which is hard on a surface that was built thin. We size the base for the buses and delivery trucks rather than the cars, and grade toward a low side so water is not standing where people walk. Crack filling and seal coating later keep a sound lot going.
Parking lot pavingPrivate drives up the bluff, shared lanes between cabins and access roads to a ramp or a yard all need drainage built in before surface. A crown, a compacted base and supported edges. Where a lane is long and traffic is light, chip seal covers it at lower cost and still sheds water.
Road constructionGeneral paving in Grafton can be as simple as a new apron where the drive meets the street or as big as an overlay across a business lot. Either way the estimate spells out the base work, the asphalt thickness and what the finished surface should look like.
Asphalt paving
Two things work against pavement here. River-bottom ground that stays damp, and bluff slopes that move water fast. Both end the same way if the grade is wrong, with water under the asphalt in January and a crack through it by March. We build the drainage first and the surface last.
Bids are only comparable when they spell out the same things: base depth, compacted thickness, how edges are finished, and where water is meant to go. Ask for those before you pick a number.
Typical ranges. Your Grafton estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Grafton homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
It changes the base more than the surface. Ground that holds moisture needs soft material removed and a thicker compacted aggregate base, and the grade has to move water off quickly. The asphalt on top is standard. What sits under it is what we adjust.
Yes. Grafton, Elsah, Godfrey and Alton are all in our area, along with the rest of Jersey County and greater St. Louis on both sides of the river. Estimates are free and you get 25% off.
Most Grafton 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.
Most Grafton estimates happen within a few days of your call, and jobs are usually scheduled a couple of weeks out depending on weather and the season. Booking early in the year gets the better dates.
We pave all around Grafton, across Jersey County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Grafton |
|---|---|---|
| Elsah, IL | Jersey County | 4.1 |
| Otterville, IL | Jersey County | 5.3 |
| Portage Des Sioux, MO | St. Charles County | 5.6 |
| Brussels, IL | Calhoun County | 9.0 |
| Fieldon, IL | Jersey County | 10.0 |
| Godfrey, IL | Madison County | 11.0 |
| Jerseyville, IL | Jersey County | 11.1 |
| Old Jamestown, MO | St. Louis County | 12.4 |
| Hazelwood, MO | St. Louis County | 12.7 |
| Batchtown, IL | Calhoun County | 12.8 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Grafton 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.