Asphalt Paving in Mead, CO

Asphalt paving in Mead covers both subdivision driveways and long rural drives. The town sits about 35 miles north of Denver at 5,017 feet, and it has grown from 456 people in 1990 to 2,017 in 2000, 3,405 in 2010 and 4,781 in 2020, with an estimate of 6,450 by 2023. Its motto, A little town with a big future, fits: new neighborhoods keep going in around farm ground.

History

Mead was platted on February 16, 1906, and incorporated as a town on March 17, 1908. It is named for Dr. Martin S. Mead, a pioneer settler, and a post office called Mead has operated since 1907. The town covers about 12.7 square miles in Weld County.

Subdivision driveways

In 2020, 44.2 percent of Mead households had children under 18, and the median age was 39.1. Most homes are in subdivisions built since 2000, with driveways now 5 to 25 years old. Common issues are cracking at the garage joint, edges settling where landscaping keeps the soil wet, and surfaces fading from sun. Sealing and crack work handle most of it; heaved or alligator-cracked sections need base repair.

Acreage drives

For properties outside town on Weld County roads, an access permit is filed through the county E-Permit Center with four photos of the access point. If a paved driveway will meet a paved county road, a right-of-way permit with insurance and a traffic control plan may be needed. Long drives can be paved with hot-mix or surfaced with compacted recycled asphalt to save money.

Clay and freeze-thaw

Like the rest of the northern Front Range, much of the ground here is clay that swells with water. The Colorado Geological Survey lists heaved driveways among the most common signs of it. Base depth and drainage are the main defense.

Costs

HomeGuide lists new asphalt driveways at roughly $5 to $12 or more per square foot and Angi lists recycled asphalt millings at $3 to $8 per square foot installed. On a long Mead acreage drive, the difference adds up quickly, which is why many owners use millings on the long stretch and hot-mix near the house.

I-25 access

Mead sits just west of I-25, and many residents commute south. Driveways that see daily commuter traffic and trailers need a base sized for the heaviest vehicle that uses them, not just the family car.

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