Paving Contractors in Calallen, TX

Paving contractors in Calallen work in a part of Corpus Christi with a character all its own. The community began on ranch land owned by Calvin J. "Cal" Allen, who first bought 1,117 acres for $4,000; a railway stop was built on his land in 1900 and a post office followed in 1908. Calallen was never incorporated, and it is now part of Corpus Christi, but it still has more room, longer driveways and more gravel and shell surfaces than the older city core.

Converting shell and gravel drives

A lot of homes here have shell or gravel driveways that get rutted and dusty. Converting one to asphalt can be economical when the existing material is thick and firm, because it can be regraded, topped with fresh crushed stone, compacted and paved. Where it ruts under a truck tire in wet weather, part of it has to come out first. We dig a few test spots so the quote reflects what is actually there.

Long driveways and turnarounds

Longer rural-style drives raise different questions: where water crosses the drive, whether a culvert is needed at the road ditch, and how the edges will be supported. On city right-of-way, the Corpus Christi permit application states that no culvert can be smaller than the nearest culvert upstream, and that non-concrete pipe needs written approval from Public Works. We plan driveway crossings with that in mind.

The river and the dam

The Nueces River runs through the area, and the Calallen Dam was the first dam Corpus Christi built, in the late 1800s. Properties close to the river and its low ground can stay wet longer after storms, which makes base depth and drainage even more important than usual.

Highway frontage

Interstate 37 and U.S. 77 meet near Calallen, and FM 624 begins here and heads west to Orange Grove. Businesses along those routes see heavy truck traffic in their lots. We price heavier sections in drive lanes and entrances, and we sort out early whether an entrance falls under TxDOT or the city.

What the estimate covers

On larger Calallen lots we walk the whole drive, note where water crosses it, check the culvert at the road, and dig a few spots to see what is under the existing surface. The quote breaks out the conversion or new build, the culvert, the parking pad or turnaround, and any work in the right-of-way, so you can phase it if you want to.

Typical projects here

• Shell or gravel driveways converted to asphalt
• Turnarounds and parking pads for trucks and trailers
• Culvert replacement at the road ditch
• Lot paving and patching for businesses along the highways
• Sealcoating and crack sealing on newer subdivision driveways

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