Asphalt Paving in South Whitehall Township, PA

Asphalt paving in South Whitehall Township is mostly residential work, spread across a township of about 17 square miles west of Allentown. Its villages and neighborhoods include Cetronia, Dorneyville, Orefield, Walbert, Wennersville, Parkway Manor and Westwood Heights, among others, and the housing ranges from postwar streets near the city line to larger lots and longer driveways farther out.

Two creeks, one direction

Jordan Creek and Little Lehigh Creek drain the township toward the Lehigh River. Many lots slope toward one creek or the other, and driveways often sit across the path the water wants to take. A driveway that blocks that path ends up with water ponding along its uphill edge, soaking the base and breaking the edge apart. We look at how water crosses the lot and use a crown, swale or culvert where needed so the driveway does not act as a dam.

Longer driveways

Homes on larger lots often have driveways of 100 feet or more, sometimes still gravel. Longer driveways reward careful base work, since a soft area in the middle of a long run is expensive to fix later. For gravel-to-asphalt conversions, we check the depth of the existing stone, add and regrade as needed, and pave over a properly compacted base.

Roads in the township

South Whitehall had 145.38 miles of public roads in 2022. The township maintained 108.20 miles, PennDOT 33.68 miles and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 3.50 miles. I-78 runs across the southern part of the township together with PA 309, and the Northeast Extension meets US 22 in the west. If your driveway connects to a state road, PennDOT's Highway Occupancy Permit applies to new or changed connections.

Seasons

Average monthly temperatures in the township run from 28.6 degrees in January to 73.5 in July. That gives a paving season from late spring into fall and a winter full of freeze-thaw cycles that test every crack. We fill cracks in late summer and early fall and recommend sealing every few years.

Mid-century neighborhoods near the city line

Closer to Allentown, around Cetronia, Parkway Manor and Westwood Heights, many homes date from the decades after World War II, and their driveways are narrower and older. Those are often replacement jobs: removing the old surface, adding stone where the original base was thin, and paving with the slope corrected so water leaves the driveway at the street. Farther west, the jobs tend to be longer driveways and gravel conversions. We price each type on its own terms.

Around Dorney Park and the highways

Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom draw heavy summer traffic, and commercial lots near the highway interchanges carry trucks year round. For business and church lots, we handle overlays, patching, crack filling and striping. Call (610) 620-2512 or

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