Driveways and parking lots across Salem, from the streets off Main and Broadway to business lots near I-57.
Free estimates25% off
Main routes: I-57, Route 50, and Route 37
Main Street in Salem began as the Vincennes-St. Louis Road, and it still carries Route 50 through the center of town. We pave driveways and parking lots across the Marion County seat, from homes on the side streets off Broadway to business lots near the I-57 interchange at Exit 116. Route 37 follows Broadway past the William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home and crosses Route 50 downtown.
If your drive or lot has cracked, settled or started holding water, the problem is usually in the base, not just the surface. We dig out the weak spots, rebuild with compacted rock, and place hot-mix asphalt in lifts with grades that move water away. The estimate is free, the work is 25% off, and the number is (866) 490-7680.
In town, a driveway often has a tight apron where it meets the street, and that joint is where cracks start. Out past the city limits, the challenge is length and drainage. Either way, we build on firm ground and a compacted rock base, then pave with hot mix, usually 2 to 3 inches thick once compacted for a Salem home. The apron gets a clean tie-in with no lip.
Driveway pavingBusinesses along Main Street and Broadway, plus lots near the I-57 interchange, see steady traffic and delivery trucks. Churches and offices need smooth, well-drained lots too. We build commercial lots with a thicker section than a home driveway, repair or replace failed areas, and plan slopes and inlets so water leaves the surface. Resurfacing is an option where the base is still sound.
Parking lot pavingAround Salem, country homes and shops can sit well off the county road. We build private roads and access drives with a crowned surface, solid shoulders and culverts at ditch crossings. Subdivision streets get a base built for daily traffic and grades that tie into existing drainage and driveways.
Road constructionGeneral paving in Salem 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
Town Creek runs through the east side of Salem toward Crooked Creek, part of the Kaskaskia River watershed. Properties near it, and flat lots anywhere in town, need drainage planned before paving. Slow-draining soils are common in this part of Illinois, and winter freeze-thaw turns trapped water into cracks, so we build on compacted base and grade every surface to shed rain.
Before you sign anything, get the base depth and the compacted asphalt thickness on paper. Two bids that look far apart are often just two different pavements.
Typical ranges. Your Salem estimate is sized to the soil, the traffic and the drainage on your property.
Straight answers for Salem homeowners and property managers. Anything else, call (866) 490-7680.
Yes. Lots near Exit 116 and along Route 50 take trucks as well as cars, so we build a thicker section and deeper base than a home driveway gets. We look at traffic, turning paths and drainage on site, and the estimate is free with 25% off the work.
It can. Properties near Town Creek or on low ground may hold water after heavy rain, and that weakens a base. We check drainage on site and plan grades, plus ditches or culverts where needed, so water leaves your drive or lot. Estimates are free, with 25% off.
Typically a compacted crushed-stone base several inches deep on firm soil, with soft spots dug out first, and that holds for any Salem driveway. On clay soils that hold water, a thicker base and good slope matter even more. The estimate states the base depth so there are no surprises.
In Salem that is the piece that takes the most abuse, so it gets extra attention: a firm base, a tie-in that sits flush with the road, and a shape that moves water to the ditch or gutter instead of back toward the drive.
We pave all around Salem, across Marion County and the rest of greater St. Louis on both sides of the river.
| Town | County | Miles from Salem |
|---|---|---|
| Odin, IL | Marion County | 5.2 |
| Alma, IL | Marion County | 7.1 |
| Sandoval, IL | Marion County | 8.7 |
| Junction City, IL | Marion County | 9.7 |
| Kell, IL | Marion County | 10.2 |
| Central City, IL | Marion County | 10.6 |
| Walnut Hill, IL | Marion County | 11.3 |
| Patoka, IL | Marion County | 11.4 |
| Centralia, IL | Marion County | 11.5 |
| Kinmundy, IL | Marion County | 11.5 |
Free on-site estimates and 25% off. Driveways, parking lots and private roads in Salem 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.