Asphalt Paving in Laredo, TX

Asphalt paving in Laredo covers a city that is old, large and still growing. Tomás Sánchez founded Laredo on August 25, 1755, and in 1840 it was briefly the capital of the Republic of the Rio Grande. Today it is the Webb County seat, with 255,205 residents in 2020, up from 236,091 in 2010, and 80,734 housing units. Only 7.1 percent of those units were vacant, so nearly every driveway in town is in daily use.

North and newer Laredo

Newer subdivisions on the north side have driveways that are still young. The work there is mostly protection: crack filling, sealcoating every few years and fixing early ruts before they spread. Where a builder's driveway went down thin, we rebuild the weak areas.

Central and older neighborhoods

Closer to downtown and the historic districts, driveways and small business lots are older. Many have been patched many times over a caliche base that has softened. There, the long-term fix is removing the old material, rebuilding the base and paving to a proper thickness.

Freight and industrial areas

Laredo is the largest inland port in the country, at the southern end of I-35, with four international road bridges and two rail bridges. Warehouses, truck yards and service businesses along I-35, US 59, US 83 and Loop 20 need pavement designed for tractor-trailers. We build heavy sections where trucks turn and park and phase the work so yards keep moving.

Weather

Laredo's climate is hot and semi-arid: about 74 afternoons a year reach 100 degrees, the record high is 115, and annual rain is only about 20 inches. Freezes are rare, averaging under five mornings a year. We pave early in summer, seal in the morning, and keep heavy traffic off new asphalt longer than we would in cooler weather.

Permits

City permits for driveways run through Building Development Services on Houston Street. New driveways, widened driveways and new curb cuts generally need one; same-footprint replacements usually do not. We confirm before scheduling.

The airport side of town

Laredo International Airport sits on the former Laredo Air Force Base, whose military presence ended in December 1973. The airport covers 1,796 acres with concrete runways up to 8,743 feet long, and the warehouses and service businesses around it are a big part of our commercial work. Those lots see box trucks and semis all day, and we build their entrances and drive lanes accordingly.

Pricing in town

For homeowners, HomeGuide's table puts a 500 square foot asphalt driveway at about $2,500 to $6,000 and an 800 square foot one at $4,000 to $9,600. Tear-out and base rebuilding add to that. Every Laredo quote lists those items separately so you can see exactly where the money goes.

Call (956) 634-2265 or get a free estimate.