Parking Lot Paving in Corpus Christi, TX

Parking lot paving is a different job from a driveway. A lot carries delivery trucks, trash trucks and hundreds of turning cars a day, and it often has to move storm water from a large flat area into a few inlets. In Corpus Christi, where heavy rain can arrive in a single afternoon, a lot that was graded flat or has settled into bowls will hold water for days, and that water shortens its life.

Pavement sections by traffic

Not every part of a lot needs the same build. Parking stalls see slow, light loads; drive lanes, entrances and dumpster pads take the heavy turning traffic. Cost guides cite 4 inches or more of asphalt for commercial lots. We look at how the lot is used (deliveries, buses, trash pickup) and price heavier sections where the trucks run, rather than one thickness everywhere.

Drainage planning

We shoot grades across the existing lot and map where water ponds. On reconstruction we set cross slopes to the inlets, use valley gutters where a long run needs a defined channel, and check that curb openings and inlets are not higher than the pavement feeding them. The city's right-of-way rules also say no culvert pipe can be smaller than the nearest culvert upstream, which matters on properties with a ditch along the frontage.

Reconstruction, overlay or repair

A lot with isolated failures may only need full-depth patches and a mill-and-overlay. A lot with widespread alligator cracking, standing water and broken base needs reconstruction. We core or dig where needed, walk you through what we found, and price the options side by side.

Keeping the business open

We phase most commercial work so at least one entrance and part of the parking stays usable, and we schedule paving around business hours, church services and delivery windows. Fresh asphalt needs time to cool before traffic, so the phasing plan includes when each section reopens.

Entrances and the street

New or rebuilt driveway entrances in the city right-of-way need a Right-of-Way Management permit with a site-specific traffic control plan signed by a professional engineer or certified designer; entrances on state highways go through TxDOT's Corpus Christi Area Office. We identify which applies at the estimate.

Striping and accessibility

Restriping a lot triggers the 2010 ADA Standards for accessible parking. Most new lots are finished with layout and striping as part of the same job, so the count and position of accessible and van-accessible spaces are settled before paving rather than after.