Asphalt Paving in Coplay, PA

Asphalt paving in Coplay is close-quarters work in a small, old borough. Coplay is tiny, roughly six-tenths of a square mile on the Lehigh some five miles upriver from Allentown, and the 2020 count found 3,348 people. Its population peaked at 3,701 in 1960. In the early 1900s the cement works brought families here from Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Ukraine, and the old Coplay Cement Company kilns joined the National Register in 1980. Much of the housing reflects that era.

Every street is a borough street

As of 2007, Coplay had 11.18 miles of public roads, and the borough maintained all of them. That makes the borough the authority for any work at the curb, sidewalk or street edge. Most paving jobs stay on private property and do not involve the street, but when one does, we check the borough's current requirements before scheduling.

Older properties, shorter driveways

Driveways in Coplay are usually short and often narrow, running beside a house to a detached garage or ending at a pad. They have typically been patched or overlaid more than once. The usual problems are crumbling edges along the house or property line, low spots that hold water near the garage, and a surface that sits too high after repeated overlays. Our approach is to remove what has failed, rebuild the stone base and pave at a height that drains away from the house.

Limestone and drainage

Coplay sits in the heart of the region's cement belt, a reminder of the limestone underneath. Pennsylvania American Water notes that sinkholes are common in Pennsylvania's karst areas and that stormwater soaking through cracked pavement can play a role. We cannot see what is under your driveway, but we can keep water moving off it and away from the house rather than letting it collect in one spot. Downspouts that empty onto a driveway are worth redirecting.

Along the river

With the Lehigh on one side and the land rising behind, some Coplay lots slope noticeably toward the river. On those, we pay attention to how water leaves the driveway and whether it crosses onto a neighbor's property. Grading a small driveway correctly is often the difference between a surface that lasts and one that breaks up at the low end.

Getting an estimate

Tell us about the access to your driveway, whether there is a garage at the back of the lot, and where water goes in a storm. Photos help. We will measure, check the levels at the house and the sidewalk, and give you a written estimate that separates removal, base work and paving.

Maintenance

In a town where most driveways are small, sealcoating and crack filling are inexpensive and make a visible difference. We often pair them with a few patches so the whole driveway is in good shape before winter. Call (610) 620-2512 or

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