Asphalt Paving in Florence, MS

Asphalt paving in Florence is mostly residential work for a town that grew quickly. Florence had 1,111 residents in 1980, 2,396 in 2000 and 4,141 in 2010, a 72.8 percent increase in that decade, which made it the 12th fastest-growing city in Mississippi at the 2010 census. It reached 4,572 in 2020. Most driveways here were built in the last 30 years, and a large share in a single 10-year burst. That timing means many of them are reaching the same stage at once.

The 15-to-25-year mark

Asphalt laid in the 2000s has now spent 15 to 25 summers in Mississippi sun. Its binder has dried out, the surface has turned light gray, and fine cracks have started to connect. If the base is still firm, this is the stage where crack sealing and sealcoating, or a thin overlay, give you the most for your money. Waiting until the cracks let water into the base turns a maintenance job into a rebuild. On a visit we check for soft spots, sinking near the garage and edge breaks to see which stage your driveway is in.

A town still spreading out

Wikipedia notes that Florence's city limits have grown north toward Richland and to the east and west, and that the city is expected to keep expanding toward the Pearl River, which separates Rankin County from Hinds County. It covers about 8.1 square miles at roughly 312 feet. Annexed areas often include older rural homes with long gravel driveways. Converting those to asphalt is one of the more common requests we get from newer parts of town.

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Families and driveways

The 2020 census counted 1,827 housing units and a median age of 34.8, younger than most of the metro. Young families tend to need more parking and use the driveway for more than cars. Widening a driveway, adding a turnaround so nobody backs out into traffic, or paving a parking pad for a third vehicle are all jobs we do regularly. We match the new edge to the old asphalt and keep the drainage working.

Rankin County ground

Rankin County is among the counties where the Clarion Ledger reports Yazoo clay deposits, the expansive soil behind many dips and humps in central Mississippi pavement. We build a compacted stone base suited to the soil on your lot and grade it to keep water off the clay. Call (601) 708-8413 for a free estimate anywhere in Florence.