Asphalt Paving in Upland, CA

Asphalt paving in Upland starts with the grade. The city rises from about 1,175 feet at 7th Street and Euclid Avenue to 2,000 feet at 24th Street, a climb of 825 feet over 4.25 miles. Water from winter storms runs downhill toward the south, and on many north-south streets, every driveway is a small ramp. That slope is a gift for drainage if the pavement is shaped to use it, and a problem if water is allowed to run down the middle of a driveway and under the garage door.

Grading for runoff

On sloped driveways, we set the cross-slope so water runs to one side and into a landscaped area or the street gutter, rather than straight down the center. Where a driveway falls toward the house, a trench drain or a swale at the garage may be needed, and we point that out at the estimate. Steeper sections also need careful compaction, because hot asphalt can creep downhill under the roller if the base is not firm.

Homes from the boom years

Upland grew from 15,918 residents in 1960 to 32,551 in 1970, more than doubling in a decade, and kept growing to 79,040 by 2020. A lot of homes date from that 1960s and 1970s wave, and their driveways have had fifty years of sun. Many still have a sound base under a tired surface, which makes them good candidates for a milled overlay. Where tree roots from the mature street trees have lifted the asphalt, the lifted section is cut out and rebuilt.

Older Upland and Euclid Avenue

The oldest part of Upland, once called North Ontario and nicknamed Magnolia after a local hotel, lies east of Euclid between 8th Street and Arrow Highway. Euclid Avenue itself, with its three-mile median bridle path, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2005. Properties near the historic core often have narrow lots, detached garages and long drives along the side of the house, where a careful asphalt job with clean edges matters.

Commercial lots on Foothill

Foothill Boulevard was part of U.S. Route 66, and today it is lined with shopping centers, restaurants and offices. Those lots see steady car traffic and regular deliveries. We repair, overlay, seal and restripe them in sections to keep businesses open.

Typical Upland projects

In north Upland, above Foothill and toward 24th Street, the driveways are steeper and longer, and the main work is replacement with better drainage. In the older neighborhoods near downtown, it is side drives, detached garages and repairs around mature trees. In the 1960s and 1970s tracts between the 10 and the 210, it is often a milled overlay on a sound base, or a sealcoat with crack filling for driveways that are worn but still level. For business lots on Foothill Boulevard and Mountain Avenue, it is sealing, patching and restriping on a regular cycle so the lot never reaches the point of full reconstruction.

Planning an Upland project

Upland's rain comes mostly in winter, and storms on the slope send water fast toward the south. Spring through fall is the best paving window. We avoid placing new base right before a storm, and on sloped driveways we finish the paving the same day the base is completed whenever we can.

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