Asphalt Paving in Buena Park, CA

Asphalt paving in Buena Park mostly means renewing what the city built in its first two decades. James A. Whitaker founded the town in 1887 on 690 acres; it stayed small and agricultural until after World War II, then incorporated on January 27, 1953. By the 1960 census it had 46,401 residents, and by 1970, 63,646. The 2020 census counted 84,034. A large share of the city's homes, and the driveways in front of them, date from those years of rapid growth.

Driveways on 1950s and 1960s lots

Postwar driveways were often concrete, or thin asphalt on minimal base. After sixty years, concrete driveways have broken into slabs and asphalt ones have been overlaid until they sit above the garage floor. Replacement lets us correct both the base and the height. Where the base is still firm, a grind and repave or a seal coat may be all that is needed.

The commercial side of the city

Beach Boulevard (State Route 39) is the city's main commercial artery and runs through the Entertainment Corridor, home to Knott's Berry Farm and Knott's Soak City, Medieval Times and Pirate's Dinner Adventure. Knott's alone was the city's largest employer in its 2021 report, with 5,071 workers. Restaurants, hotels and shops along that corridor need lots that hold up to heavy daily traffic and stay presentable. State Route 91 cuts across the middle of the city, and Interstate 5 crosses the north side, bringing warehouse and industrial properties with truck traffic.

The city's paving rules

Buena Park's zoning code requires commercial and industrial vehicle areas to be paved to eliminate dust and mud, with at least 1-1/2 inches of asphalt over a 4-inch aggregate base. It also sets stall dimensions, aisle widths, a compact-stall cap and double-line striping for most nonresidential lots. For work in the public right-of-way at the street, we confirm the city's current requirements before anything is scheduled.

Sun and storms

Buena Park averages a daily high of about 79 degrees year-round and only about 13.88 inches of rain. The sun oxidizes asphalt quickly, and the few winter storms push water into whatever cracks have opened. Seal coating every few years and crack sealing before winter are the cheapest ways to keep a Buena Park driveway or lot in service.

Homeowners and renters

Buena Park is split almost evenly between owners and renters: 54.4 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied. That means we pave single-family driveways and also maintain apartment lots and HOA streets, scheduled around residents.

Apartment and HOA maintenance

With close to half of Buena Park's homes rented, a lot of pavement here belongs to apartment complexes and HOAs. Those lots need a routine: crack sealing every year or two, a seal coat every few years, restriping after each seal, and quick full-depth repair where a failure shows up. We can lay that out as a multi-year plan so owners and boards can budget.

Start with a visit

We come out, measure, look at the base and the drainage, and send you an itemized quote. Call (657) 258-2661 or

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