Asphalt Paving in Hayward, CA

Asphalt paving in Hayward comes with a geology lesson most cities do not need. The Hayward Fault runs through much of the city, downtown included. Its slow creep closed the historic City Hall, and a downtown curb that was monitored for more than 40 years had drifted 8 inches out of line before the city removed it in 2016. Pavement near the fault cracks in rows that follow the movement. Those cracks are not a workmanship problem and no repair stops them for good; regular sealing keeps water out.

Postwar tract driveways

Hayward boomed after World War II: 14,272 residents in 1950, 72,700 in 1960. Builders such as Oliver Rousseau and David Bohannon put up large tracts in those years, and many of those driveways have been patched for decades. When the base is gone, we remove and replace. When it is sound, an overlay can work. We show you what we find before recommending either.

Hills and flats

Hayward runs from former salt ponds along the bay up into the Hayward Hills, where Cal State East Bay sits. Hillside driveways need careful drainage so runoff does not wash out edges. Flatland lots near the bay need enough slope to move water at all.

Commercial and industrial work

Hayward has a deep industrial base, from food makers to distribution centers, plus retail around Southland Mall. We pave and repair truck routes, loading areas and customer lots, and restripe to the 2010 ADA Standards.

Hayward permits

The City of Hayward requires an encroachment permit for work in the public right-of-way, a Hayward business license, a contractor license matched to the type of work such as asphalt or concrete, and $1 million each in general liability, auto and workers' compensation coverage naming the city. A traffic control plan is required on arterial and collector streets or within 150 feet of one, and permits typically take five to ten business days. If your project reaches the street, we build that time into the schedule.

What a typical Hayward job includes

For a postwar driveway: removal of the old asphalt, digging out soft subgrade, a new compacted rock base, and hot-mix asphalt rolled to the thickness in the quote, with tapered edges at the garage and the apron. For a lot: crack routing and sealing, saw-cut repairs where the base has failed, sealcoat and restriping. Each piece is a separate line on your written estimate.

Hills versus flats in one city

Hayward's elevation runs from the old salt ponds on the bay, about 600 acres of which at Eden Landing are slated to become tidal wetland, up to the Hayward Hills around Cal State East Bay. A driveway in Mount Eden near the bay needs a different drainage plan than one on a hill street in Hayward Heath. We look at each site's grade before recommending base depth and slope.

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