The pavement work on a repaving project is usually the easy part. The hard part is keeping a shopping center, medical campus, or industrial yard operating while it happens. Good contractors plan the phasing before they plan the paving.
In This Article
Site Walk And Scope
The site walk establishes existing thickness, base condition, drainage behavior, ADA layout, and traffic patterns.
Phasing And Access
Most commercial lots are done in sections so at least one entrance, one fire lane, and reasonable parking stay open at all times.
Cure Times And Reopening
New asphalt is generally open to passenger traffic within twenty four to forty eight hours depending on mat thickness and ambient temperature.
Striping And Closeout
Final striping goes down after the surface has cured enough to accept paint, and it is the moment to correct stall counts, traffic flow, fire lanes, and ADA layout rather than copying the old lines. Closeout should include an as built layout and a maintenance schedule for crack sealing and sealcoating going forward.
Site Walk And Scope
The site walk establishes existing thickness, base condition, drainage behavior, ADA layout, and traffic patterns. It also identifies the constraints that drive phasing: loading docks that cannot close, emergency access lanes, medical entrances, drive throughs, and trash pickup schedules.
A scope worth signing lists square footage by treatment, thickness by area, which areas get full depth repair before overlay, and how many phases the work is broken into.
Phasing And Access
Most commercial lots are done in sections so at least one entrance, one fire lane, and reasonable parking stay open at all times. Phase boundaries follow drive aisles rather than cutting through them, and temporary signage directs traffic through the working layout.
Tenants should have written notice with dates by phase, and the schedule should account for their peak hours rather than only the contractor's.
Cure Times And Reopening
New asphalt is generally open to passenger traffic within twenty four to forty eight hours depending on mat thickness and ambient temperature. It stays soft longer in Arizona summer heat, which affects when heavy trucks, dumpsters, and trailer jacks can return. Point loads like motorcycle kickstands and jack stands can mark fresh pavement for weeks.
Sealcoating on new asphalt waits until the mix has cured, typically several months, so the surface oils have time to release.
Striping And Closeout
Final striping goes down after the surface has cured enough to accept paint, and it is the moment to correct stall counts, traffic flow, fire lanes, and ADA layout rather than copying the old lines. Closeout should include an as built layout and a maintenance schedule for crack sealing and sealcoating going forward.
American Asphalt self performs paving, concrete, grading, and striping, which keeps phasing under one schedule and one accountable crew. Every project is covered by our two year workmanship warranty. Start with our new construction paving page or contact us for a site walk.
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