Asphalt Paving in Carson, CA

Asphalt paving in Carson starts with figuring out which Carson you are in. The city covers about 19 square miles at an elevation near 39 feet, and it holds both quiet neighborhoods of owner-occupied homes and some of the busiest freight land in Southern California. Carson incorporated on February 20, 1968, on land that was once part of Rancho San Pedro, the Spanish grant of 1784, and it takes its name from George Henry Carson, who married into the Dominguez family in 1857.

Neighborhood driveways

The 1970 census counted 71,150 residents, and the 2020 census 95,558. Most single-family homes were built before or soon after incorporation, so driveways in many neighborhoods are now fifty years old or older. In 2010, 76.8 percent of Carson's occupied homes were owner-occupied, which means most driveway work here is for people who plan to stay. A replacement built on a compacted base, with a sealcoat every few years afterward, is the best long-term value.

Industrial Carson

The city's top employer in its 2021 report was Marathon Refining Logistics Services, with 1,530 workers, and warehouses and truck yards line the freight corridors toward the ports. Truck yards need heavy sections at gates, lanes and dock aprons, fast saw-cut repairs, and markings for lanes, docks and walkways. We phase that work around shifts.

Oil history underfoot

Oil drilling began at Dominguez Hill in 1921, and the Callender No. 1-A well came in on September 7, 1923 at 4,068 feet, producing 1,193 barrels a day. Parts of the city sit on land with industrial history; in 2011 Shell was ordered to clean up the Carousel Tract, and in 2015 the City Council set aside $50 million to clean up a former toxic waste site. On any property with industrial history, we check the subgrade before paving.

Mild weather, long season

With the ocean 6 to 8 miles away, Carson has cooler summers than most of the Los Angeles Basin. January averages a 66-degree high and 3.3 inches of rain; August averages 78 degrees and no rain. That gives a long paving season, but the sun still ages asphalt, and the winter rain finds any open crack. Crack sealing in fall and a sealcoat every few years protect pavement here.

Commercial lots

From the Carson Mall, opened in 1973 at the Avalon Boulevard exit of the San Diego Freeway, to the lots around Cal State Dominguez Hills and Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson has a lot of customer and event parking. Those lots need regular sealcoat, restriping and repairs, phased so they stay open.

Work at the street

Driveway aprons, curbs and sidewalks are in the public right-of-way. We confirm the City of Carson's current requirements before scheduling any work there.

Costs

Published national ranges put new asphalt driveways at about $5 to $12 or more per square foot (HomeGuide) and lots at $2 to $4.50 (HomeAdvisor). Heavy yard sections cost more. The written estimate is the price.

Dominguez Hills

The Dominguez Hills section, home to California State University, Dominguez Hills, came into the city when Carson incorporated in 1968. Neighborhoods there sit on gently rising ground, so driveways need a planned path for runoff rather than relying on the flat grades found elsewhere in the city.

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