Asphalt Paving in Escatawpa, MS

Asphalt paving in Escatawpa serves a community defined by its highways. Escatawpa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jackson County, on the east side of the Pascagoula River, about 5 miles north of Moss Point's center and 9 miles north of Pascagoula. Mississippi Highway 613 is the main road through the center, four-lane Highway 63 forms the eastern edge, and Interstate 10 runs just south. Many homes and nearly all the businesses here face a state highway.

State highway entrances

If your driveway connects to Highway 613 or Highway 63, the connection is on state right-of-way. A new or changed driveway needs a Mississippi Department of Transportation permit, filed on Form MND-001. The permit requires that any pipe culvert meet MDOT's criteria, that no vehicles be parked or serviced within the highway right-of-way, and that the work be finished within a year of approval. For businesses with wide entrances, we lay out the opening, the drainage and the paving together so the permit and the pavement match.

A community split by annexation

A post office called Escatawpa opened in 1885, named for the river. In 1990, the original center of Escatawpa was annexed into Moss Point, and the unincorporated area to the north became the current CDP. That means some addresses people call Escatawpa are in Moss Point and some are in the county. We confirm which jurisdiction your road is in before changing the apron or ditch crossing.

Older homes and an older population

The 2020 census counted 3,254 residents, down from 3,722 in 2010, with a median age of 47.0 and 1,627 housing units, 14.8% of them vacant. Many driveways are decades old. For owners on a budget, a careful patch of the worst areas plus crack sealing can keep a drive safe and usable for years. When the base has failed across the whole drive, replacement is the better value, and we will tell you which you have.

Storm history

Hurricane Katrina devastated Escatawpa on August 29, 2005. Some driveways were repaired quickly afterward over a base that had been under water. If yours has soft spots or keeps cracking in the same place, we test the base before recommending a fix.

Shoulders along the highway

Where a driveway meets a highway shoulder, the edge of the asphalt takes a beating from vehicles slowing and turning in. We build a wide, well-supported apron so the turn-in does not break up, and we keep the drainage at the ditch clear.

Small lots near the interstate

Gas stations, shops and service businesses near I-10 and along the highways see steady traffic and trucks. We do full-depth patches, overlays, sealcoating and striping, and schedule the work to keep entrances open.

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