Asphalt Paving in Lyman, MS

Asphalt paving in Lyman is busy because Lyman is growing fast. This census-designated place in Harrison County, part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area, went from 1,277 residents in 2010 to 2,372 in 2020, an 85.7% jump. Housing units went from 413 in 2000 to 1,005 in 2020. A lot of that is new construction, and new homes need driveways, whether the builder left a gravel pad or the owner wants something better than what was poured at closing.

New-construction driveways

When we pave a drive at a new home, the soil around it has usually been disturbed by trucks, trenching and grading. Fill that has not settled will move under new pavement. We proof-roll the subgrade, dig out soft areas, build a compacted stone base and pave at a thickness suited to how the drive will be used. If your home is still being built, it is often best to wait until heavy construction traffic is finished before paving.

Mostly rural

In the 2020 census, 70.9% of Lyman residents lived in rural areas and 29.1% in urban areas. Rural lots mean long drives, roadside ditches and culverts, and fewer curbs. Without a curb, the asphalt edge needs support from compacted shoulders, or tires will break it off. We build that support in and, where the drive crosses a ditch, check that the culvert is large enough and in good shape.

A lumber town

Lyman sits on the Kansas City Southern Railway and was home to the Gulf Coast Lumber Company and the Ingram-Day Lumber Company. A post office operated under the name Lyman from 1901 to 1974. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ran a fish hatchery there until 1973, when the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks took it over. The pine woods are still part of the landscape, and roots and needles along the edge of a drive are a common maintenance issue.

Higher and drier

At about 89 feet of elevation, Lyman sits well above the coast, so drainage problems here are about runoff, not tides. Water that runs down a drive and along its edges washes out the shoulder and undermines the asphalt. We grade drives to move water off to the side and keep downspouts and yard drainage from emptying onto the pavement.

Builder and owner coordination

If you are building in Lyman, we can coordinate with your builder so the base goes in after the heavy trucks are done, and the asphalt goes down before you move in. That avoids paying for repairs to a drive damaged during construction.

Keeping new asphalt new

New asphalt needs time to cure, so we generally wait several months to a year before the first sealcoat. After that, sealing every few years and filling cracks as they appear keep the drive dark, flexible and watertight.

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