Asphalt Paving in Glendale, AZ

Asphalt paving in Glendale reaches back to the city's canal-era roots. William John Murphy completed the 40-mile Arizona Canal in 1885, began calling the land Glendale after forming the Arizona Improvement Company in 1887, and built Grand Avenue, an 18-mile diagonal road from Phoenix toward Peoria. About 70 Brethren families settled the town in 1891 as a temperance colony. Glendale stayed modest until the 1970s, when it grew from 36,228 to 97,172 people in ten years. The 2020 census counted 248,325.

1970s and 1980s neighborhoods

The boom left Glendale with a huge stock of homes from the 1970s and 1980s. Their driveways are now 40 to 50 years old. Many have been patched and sealed several times; some still have a sound base and can take an overlay, while others are broken up and need replacement. We check the base before recommending either.

Historic downtown and older blocks

Older homes near downtown Glendale and along Grand Avenue often have alley access, detached garages and narrow drives. Those older driveways were frequently paved thin. Replacement with a proper aggregate base is usually the right fix.

Big lots, big crowds

State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals since 2006, and the Westgate Entertainment District draw huge crowds. Arrowhead Towne Center, opened in 1993, and the Camelback Ranch spring training complex add more. Commercial lots in Glendale handle enormous traffic on event days. We repair, overlay, seal and restripe them on schedules built around events.

Luke Air Force Base

Luke Air Force Base, which started as Luke Field during World War II, is on Glendale's west side. Many homes nearby are rentals or change owners with military moves. Sealing and crack sealing before a sale or a new tenant is a cost-effective way to improve curb appeal.

Heat

Glendale's record high is 122 degrees, and it gets about 7.2 inches of rain a year. We schedule paving early on summer days and sealcoating mostly in the cooler months.

Common Glendale jobs

• Overlays and replacements on 1970s and 1980s driveways
• Alley and narrow-drive replacements in older neighborhoods
• Event-ready lot repairs and restriping near Westgate
• Crack sealing and sealcoating for rentals near Luke AFB

Planning around the heat and storms

Glendale gets most of its summer rain during the monsoon, when short storms can drop heavy rain on hard ground. Crack sealing in spring and checking that driveway slopes carry water to the street prevent most storm damage. For sealcoating, the cooler months from October through April give the best results.

Grand Avenue corridor

Grand Avenue, Murphy's original diagonal road, is lined with older businesses and homes. Lots along it are often small, irregular and well worn. We patch, overlay and restripe them to fit the space, and keep work short so businesses stay open.

Timing

The cooler months, October through April, are ideal for sealing in Glendale. Summer paving is done early in the day.

What we check at a Glendale estimate

We look at the age and thickness of the existing asphalt, whether cracks are separate or connected, how water leaves the driveway during a storm, and whether tree roots or utility trenches have lifted or sunk any section.

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