Asphalt Paving in Saint Paul, MN

Asphalt paving in Saint Paul looks different from the suburbs. The city counted 311,349 residents in 1950 and 311,527 in 2020, almost the same number seventy years apart, which tells you how long its neighborhoods have been built out. Many homes have garages off alleys, short driveways or parking pads, and lots that were laid out long before cars were common. Most of our Saint Paul work is replacement, repair and maintenance.

Alley garages and parking pads

A common Saint Paul project is the slab of asphalt between an alley and a detached garage, or a parking pad beside one. These areas take runoff from the alley and the garage roof, and they often settle unevenly. We rebuild the base, set the grade so water drains away from the garage and meet the alley cleanly.

Bluffs and slopes

Saint Paul is carried on river bluffs and palisades shaped during the last ice age, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. Sloped lots and steep driveways need firm compaction and careful edges so runoff does not undercut them.

Cold and long winters

At the St. Paul Downtown Airport, the January mean daily low is 8.6 degrees, and the city's all-time record low is minus 41. Pavement freezes deep every year. Sealing cracks before winter and fixing drainage are the cheapest ways to reduce spring damage.

Small commercial lots

Corner stores, churches, clinics and apartment buildings across the city have small lots that need patching, crack sealing, sealcoating and restriping. We work in phases and around business hours. For anything that touches the public right-of-way, such as a curb cut or apron, we check the city's current requirements first.

Highland Bridge and new construction

The former Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant site in Highland Park is being redeveloped as Highland Bridge, planned for about 3,800 housing units. New townhomes and buildings there bring private drives and parking areas that need the same maintenance cycle as everywhere else.

Older neighborhoods

Neighborhoods like Frogtown, the West Side and the streets near Lake Phalen and Lake Como have homes from many eras. Driveways and parking pads there tend to be short and narrow, and many are concrete slabs that have cracked and settled. Replacing them with asphalt is common; we remove the concrete, rebuild the base and pave in one continuous surface.

Plows and alleys

Saint Paul plows alleys as well as streets, and the transition from alley to garage pad takes regular hits. A firm base and a tight edge at the alley line hold up better than a thin patch.

Free estimates

We visit, check the base, drainage and access, and send a written quote. Call (651) 677-2476 or

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