Cost for paving an apron for my driveway?

Question

Any paving contractors out there? I filled my driveway with crushed rock, but can't extend the rock to the road cause the town snow plow will dig it up. So I need a paved apron that extends from the edge of the road into my driveway about 3 or 4 feet. The driveway is about 25 feet wide. (I checked - the town refuses to do it - claiming they don't have the money.) What is a typical cost to have a paving company create a driveway apron? And wonder if there is a cheaper and better alternative, such as concrete?

Answer 1

Estimate to do job and remove crushed rock in apron area for 3" of asphalt paving, $1,000.00. Depending on where you live it could be more or less. It will take 2 tons of asphalt to do the job.

Answer 2

I'm not a paving contractor, but want to believe you should continue with blacktop if that's the current drive.

The width of the drive doesn't seem to matter; to me at least; it's the 3 or 4 ft. x the length you want; that will determine the cost. Certainly by laying the crushed rock, possibly framing the section; yourself; will help with cost.

With a blacktop contractor it might be more involved in the delivery/ pouring/ rolling/ but concrete will still need pouring/ spreading/ screeding and floating too.

Then there might be the issue of what's allowed by your township? Permitting? Lot line and code issues? I'm curious as to why you might have asked the township to do it? No offense; but it seems odd. Of course I have no idea where you're located.

Then there is the labor intensive possibility of attempting either yourself; especially the concrete. Cheaper and Better don't strictly equate; but I suspect the cost difference would be minimal. The concrete if done properly will last as long as the planet.

Steven Wolf

Answer 3

concrete here will run you about 7 dollars a sq. ft. if you go 6 in. thick...