The cost of Road Construction?

Question

I'm developing a piece of property. I just looked at the site plan and i currently have to put in a 700' section of road.

Blacktop/Asphalt only, 24' wide private road, no sidewalks, 4" of asphalt surface. I'll have to run standard storm drains, utilities (water)...sewer main is already there (so i'll only have to run side-sewers from each unit to the main)...will put in natural gas line, electricity.

This is in the State of Washington, city of Black Diamond (30 mins south of Seattle)

Any idea of what I can estimate the cost (per lineal foot) for constructing this road?

Just FYI -- I have gone to several on-line sites and tried their calculators. I've found out that i need about 415 tons of asphalt hot-mix material, but that's all the calculators will say. None of them get into any detail or depth about total road cost. The area is level, will need minimal grading, very little fill. Most likely a crush-rock base course.

Answer 1

I'm sorry I truly don't have a dollar amount, but I do have a thought. It won't help initially perhaps.

I lived on Bainbridge for 4 years in this decade BTW.

I a house built in a private, small development. Our road was put in of course, before actual building began. In my case the builder charged back the cost of the road to each lot/potential owner. Might you not do the same? In my case that related to a lot that may have usually sold for 28 K, I paid 43 K for, then the cost of building.

A side note. I have traveled extensively throughout the USA and at one time road depts. used to post their construction signs showing a cost per mile. I don't see such any more. Probably because of the outrageous costs, and over-runs. I seem to recall one sign stating $374K Per mile, though that was Highway.

As one other suggests you might be able to get an estimate from a paving company, but it's unlikely "for free"; plus they'd likely try to sell you their service. It might be that you'll have to get multiple estimates for each different service you have to install? Your permit and inspection costs will likely be substatntial as well?

Just in curiosity; are you an all inclusive development company?

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

A wide-unfold fee estimate for an get right of entry to street would comprise: Surveying Clearing and grubbing Removals and relocates (present utilities) Excavation undemanding Rock excavation Grading Subbase base mixture dense a million a million/4" or 3/4" scale back and gutter Asphalt or cement gravel for shoulders fertilizer mulching seeding erosion mat cleanup those are basically the fundamentals, there is a lot of extra effective products looking on how complicated your undertaking is.

Answer 3

Call an asphalt company, they will give you a free estimate. There is more to it than you think, they have to dig out the drains so the level surface won't be for long, not to mention permits etc. Good luck

Answer 4

Use crushed gravel or stone, very low maintenance and the cost will be lower. When it's dry, it is as hard as concrete.

Answer 5

the effect on road construction on capital expenditure