Asphalt Paving in University Place, WA

Asphalt paving in University Place serves a city that was a suburb long before it was a city. University Place stayed unincorporated until August 31, 1995, and it counted 34,866 residents in 2020. Its name comes from land along Grandview Drive that the University of Puget Sound once owned. The city sits at about 417 feet and drops toward Puget Sound, where Chambers Bay golf course opened in 2007 and hosted the 2015 U.S. Open.

Established neighborhoods

Many University Place homes have driveways that have been in place for decades. Typical problems include alligator cracking, settled sections near the garage, and edges broken by roots. We probe the base before recommending replacement, an overlay or targeted repairs.

Hillside lots

The slope down toward the Sound means many driveways are on grades. Water runs down them during storms, and if it is not guided off, it undercuts the edges and gets under the asphalt. We grade each driveway to shed water and compact the base in lifts.

HOAs and shared drives

Some neighborhoods have HOAs that maintain private streets or shared drives, and some set rules on driveway appearance. We work with HOA boards on crack sealing, sealcoating, patching and overlays, and phase work so residents keep access.

Permits

If your project changes a driveway approach in the public right-of-way, check with the City of University Place first. We raise it at the estimate.

Timing

Paving and sealing are best done in the dry months. Crack sealing in late summer protects pavement through winter.

Overlay or replace?

An overlay can give an older driveway a new surface at lower cost, but only if the base is sound. Widespread alligator cracking, soft spots or sinking near the garage mean the base has failed, and an overlay will crack again quickly. We check before recommending either.

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