Asphalt Paving in Peoria, AZ

Asphalt paving in Peoria covers a city that has changed enormously in a few decades. The first settlers, Albert and Elizabeth Straw, arrived in November 1886, part of a group recruited by William John Murphy, many of them from Peoria, Illinois. The town stayed small for a long time and incorporated only in 1954. Then it exploded: 12,171 residents in 1980, 50,675 in 1990 and 108,364 in 2000. The 2020 census counted 190,985, and the 2024 estimate is close to 200,000.

A city of different ages

Peoria now runs more than 179 square miles, from the older neighborhoods near Grand Avenue and Old Town in the south to new master-planned communities up toward Lake Pleasant, which the city annexed in 1996. That spread means very different paving needs. Older south Peoria driveways and alleys often need full replacement. The big 1990s and 2000s subdivisions have HOA streets and driveways now 20 to 35 years old, due for overlays and steady sealing. The newest areas along the Loop 303 corridor need protection: sealing once the asphalt cures and crack sealing as soon as cracks appear.

Desert heat

Peoria's average July high is 104 degrees, and the city has hit 122. Asphalt here oxidizes faster than almost anywhere else in the country. Sealcoat every few years is the cheapest way to keep it black and intact. Fresh paving in summer is done at first light, and you will need to keep cars off it a little longer than in cooler months.

Washes and monsoon water

Peoria's rivers, the Agua Fria and New River, are usually dry because of upstream dams, but washes like Skunk Creek run hard in monsoon storms, and July through September bring most of the summer rain. Driveways and streets near washes and at low points need careful grading and edges protected from runoff.

North Peoria terrain

The north end of the city rises into foothills and mountains, including Sunrise Mountain and the Hieroglyphic Mountains, and part of the city even reaches into Yavapai County. Lots up there are steeper and rockier, with more caliche and more runoff. We plan base work and drainage accordingly.

Common Peoria jobs

• Overlays and replacements in 1990s and 2000s subdivisions
• HOA street crack sealing, sealcoating and overlays
• Sealcoating newer driveways in north Peoria
• Lot repairs and striping along the Loop 101 and Grand Avenue corridors
• Driveway replacements in older south Peoria neighborhoods

Spring training and big events

The Peoria Sports Complex, opened in 1994, hosts spring training for the Padres and Mariners. Businesses nearby see a surge every February and March. Lot repairs, sealing and restriping are best done in the fall so everything is ready.

HOA streets on a schedule

Many Peoria associations maintain their own streets. A simple plan works best: crack sealing every year or two in spring, sealcoat every three to four years in the cool season, and patches where needed. That keeps an overlay many years away.

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