Asphalt Paving in Ashland, CA

Asphalt paving in Ashland leans toward shared pavement. About two-thirds of Ashland's occupied homes are rented, and the 2020 census counted 23,823 residents on just 1.84 square miles, close to 13,000 people per square mile. That means apartment parking lots, shared driveways and small commercial lots along East 14th Street and Mission Boulevard, all carrying more cars than a single-family driveway.

Postwar ground, freeway neighbors

Ashland developed as a residential suburb in the 1940s, with most building after the war. Interstates 880 and 238 opened in the late 1950s and cut through the community at Mission Boulevard. Pavement from those decades has usually been patched many times, and many lots have reached the point where patching costs more each year than a planned overlay or rebuild would.

For property owners and managers

Multifamily lots fail first where cars turn and where garbage trucks stop. We map those areas, quote full-depth repairs where the base has failed, and overlay or seal the rest. Restriping afterwards restores numbered stalls, guest spaces and fire lanes. We phase work so residents always have somewhere to park and give you notice language for tenants.

County permits

Ashland has no municipal government; the Alameda County Board of Supervisors governs it directly. Work at the street edge or apron goes through Alameda County Public Works and its encroachment permit. Most lot and driveway work stays on private property.

Creek on the south edge

San Lorenzo Creek forms Ashland's southern border, and the community takes its name from the Oregon ash trees that once grew along it. Properties near the creek sit low, so we check drainage carefully.

Building for daily turning traffic

Apartment lots see cars backing, turning and parking in the same spots every day. Asphalt fails first at entrances, at the ends of drive aisles and in front of trash enclosures. Those zones get a heavier section, and where the rest of the lot is still sound, they can be rebuilt on their own and the remainder sealed, which stretches the budget.

Commercial corridors

East 14th Street and Mission Boulevard were the old County Road, served by streetcar track as early as 1892. Today they are lined with small businesses whose lots are often tight, shared or broken up by old patches. We fix failed areas, seal and restripe so customers can park easily, and we keep at least one entrance open while we work.

Drainage along the creek

Near San Lorenzo Creek, ground is low and drains slowly. Lots on that side need careful slope to keep water moving to the inlets.

Next step

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