Asphalt Paving in Irving, TX
Heavy duty paving for the warehouses around DFW Airport, plus resurfacing and repairs for Las Colinas offices and Irving's apartment communities.
Two kinds of ground
Irving sits on two very different soils. The south and east sides lie in the Trinity River bottom, near the Elm Fork and the West Fork. The ground there is sandy and silty, the water table is high, and lots can stay soft for days after the river rises.
North of there, up through Las Colinas and Valley Ranch, the soil is Eagle Ford clay. It's some of the most expansive ground in Dallas County. It can lift a pavement edge in a wet spring and drop it again by September.
The two need different treatment. In the river bottom we concentrate on getting water away, with more slope, working drains and a thicker stone base to bridge soft ground. On the clay we treat the subgrade with lime and keep the base dry.
What gets paved in Irving
Freight is the big one. The warehouses and distribution buildings around DFW Airport, along Belt Line Road and beside Highway 183 and Highway 114, see loaded tractor-trailers all day. A truck court built to parking lot thickness lasts a few years there. We build them with 10 inches of base and 5 to 6 inches of asphalt in three lifts, using a stiff PG 76-22 binder.
Where trailers get dropped, we pour concrete dolly pads. A loaded trailer rests on two small steel feet, and in July those feet sink into asphalt no matter how it was built.
Las Colinas has office campuses with large surface lots and parking around the canals. Those are mostly resurfacing and maintenance jobs, done over weekends. Along MacArthur Boulevard and in the Heritage District near downtown, the work is apartment lots and older retail strips with drive lanes that need full-depth patching before an overlay.
City rules to know
Irving reviews paving in commercial districts, and requirements for new parking and fire lanes differ by zoning. Repair and resurfacing of existing asphalt is routine. For new work or a change of surface, we confirm with the city before pricing.
How we schedule Irving jobs
Warehouses rarely stop, so truck courts are rebuilt a few dock doors at a time. We agree with your dock manager which doors close each day, and each section reopens to trucks after 48 hours. Office lots are done Friday night through Sunday.
Services in Irving
Irving paving questions
How thick should a truck court be in Irving?
5 to 6 inches of asphalt over 10 inches of compacted base for regular tractor-trailer traffic, with concrete pads where trailers are dropped. Car parking on the same site only needs 3 inches over 6.
Can you repair a lot near the Trinity that stays wet?
Yes. We start by finding where the water comes from. Often it's a blocked inlet or a flat grade. Then we replace the soft base with stone and reset the slope before patching.
Running a dock in Irving?
We'll core the truck court and plan the rebuild around your shipping schedule.