Asphalt Paving in Lacey, WA

Asphalt paving in Lacey covers a wide spread of ages. The city counted 6,630 residents in 1960, 31,226 in 2000 and 53,526 in the 2020 census, and the 2024 estimate passed 58,600. Lacey only incorporated on December 5, 1966, after voters approved it by about 200 votes, and much of today's city was built in the decades since. A single street can hold a 1970s driveway that has been patched for years next to a newer one that just needs sealing.

Older driveways: look under the surface

Driveways from the 1960s through the 1980s were often built on thin rock over native soil. After decades of South Sound winters, the base under them may be wet, rutted or simply worn out. Signs include alligator cracking, potholes that keep coming back, and low spots that hold water. Laying a fresh coat of asphalt over a failed base buys a year or two at most. We probe the base and tell you whether an overlay will hold or whether the driveway needs to come out.

Newer neighborhoods: protect what you have

Many Lacey homes are newer, especially in the northeast and around Hawks Prairie. For these, the best value is maintenance: seal cracks before winter, sealcoat every few years in dry weather, and keep needles and moss from building up in shaded areas. HOA communities sometimes set standards for driveway material or appearance, so check your CC&Rs before changing a driveway's size or surface.

Hawks Prairie and commercial lots

In the 1990s about 500 acres in the Hawks Prairie area were set aside for industrial use and filled with warehouses and distribution centers instead, including Target's 1.7 million-square-foot West Coast facility, which opened in 2003. Heavy trucks are hard on pavement. Truck aprons, dock approaches and turning areas need thicker asphalt and base than a typical lot, and they fail first when water gets under them. We repair, rebuild and overlay commercial lots and can phase work to keep docks open.

Working in the Lacey right-of-way

Lacey Municipal Code 12.16.010 requires a right-of-way access permit before anyone obstructs, excavates or builds in the city right-of-way, and lists curbs, sidewalks and culverts among the covered facilities. The city's right-of-way application includes driveway approaches by number and width, a traffic control plan, and a reminder to call 811 at least two working days before digging. If your project changes an approach, we raise it at the estimate and confirm current requirements with the city.

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