Asphalt Paving in Burlington, NC

Asphalt paving in Burlington spans more than a century of building. The city began in the 1850s as Company Shops, where the North Carolina Railroad built 57 buildings, including worker housing, and grew on textiles after that. The population doubled during the 1940s, from 12,198 to 24,560, and reached 57,303 in the 2020 census. That history leaves neighborhoods from nearly every decade, each with its own kind of driveway problem.

Mill-era and postwar streets

In and around the historic districts, such as Lakeside Mills, East Davis Street and West Davis Street-Fountain Place, lots are tight and driveways are short and narrow. The big postwar wave added blocks of modest homes with single-car driveways. Many of those have been patched for decades. When the base is gone, the fix is removal, a new stone base and fresh asphalt, often with a little extra width while we are at it.

Newer subdivisions

Growth since 2000, from 44,917 to 57,303 residents, added subdivisions on the edges of town. Those driveways mostly need maintenance: crack sealing, edge repair, and a sealcoat once the surface fades.

Flat ground, slow drainage

Burlington sits around 673 feet, lower than Greensboro, and the city is described as mostly flat with a few rolling hills. Flat ground means water does not run off quickly on its own. A driveway with no crown or slope will hold puddles that soak into the clay below. Getting the grades right matters even more here than on hillier ground.

Climate

Burlington's 1991 to 2020 normals put the January mean low at 30.7 degrees and annual precipitation at about 47 inches, with September the wettest month. Hard rain in late summer and freezing nights in winter both work against cracked asphalt.

Commercial lots

Alamance Crossing, the outlets off I-40/85, Huffman Mill Road and Church Street (US 70) carry heavy retail traffic. Lots along those corridors need patching, sealing and restriping on a regular schedule. We work in sections so stores stay open.

Permits and roads

Burlington handles its own city streets, and state routes like US 70 fall under NCDOT for driveway connections. We check the current requirements for your address before any work in the right-of-way.

Investment properties

Burlington has many older single-family rentals, and landlords often ask for the most durable option at a sensible cost. For a short in-town driveway, a full replacement with a proper base is usually the best long-term value. For a sound driveway that is just faded, crack sealing and a sealcoat make the property look cared for at a fraction of the price.

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