A bumpy parking lot or a cracked commercial driveway can raise questions about how crews fix damage without tearing up the entire street. Primetime Paving Co receives these questions on a regular basis. The method we use is asphalt milling. Instead of starting from scratch every single time, asphalt milling lets us strip away the damaged top layer and leave a solid foundation underneath.
Out here along the Front Range, asphalt pavement takes a hard beating. Between the heavy clay soils shifting beneath the asphalt, and those wild temperature swings where it is sixty degrees on Tuesday and snowing by Wednesday, surfaces crack and rut fast. If you manage property over near Briargate or down around Security-Widefield, you have probably seen how fast alligator cracking and surface oxidation can ruin a good parking lot. Paving right over those failures does not work. The damage just punches back through the new layer before you know it.
How Cold Planing Saves Your Pavement Base
Asphalt milling uses a heavy machine with a rotating carbide-toothed drum to grind down the top inch or two of old asphalt. Asphalt milling does a few important things for your property:
- Clears away rutting, severe cracking, and oxidation from the top layer.
- Restores the proper slope so water drains away from building foundations instead of pooling.
- Leaves a textured, bondable surface that grabs hold of a fresh asphalt overlay.
- Recycles the old material, keeping broken-up chunks out of local landfills.
Primetime Paving Co sees many commercial strips and HOA roads in Colorado Springs where the sub-base is still completely stable, but the riding surface is shot to pieces. Asphalt milling is the most efficient way to reset the grade. It keeps you from paying for a full-depth reconstruction when you do not actually need one.
Why Local Experience Makes All the Difference
You cannot just drop any machine onto a job site and expect great results. Local conditions demand specific approaches. The moisture freeze-thaw cycles we deal with every spring mean your transitions around curbs, gutters, and utility manholes have to be cut with absolute precision. If a crew leaves the edges uneven or fails to check for soft spots in the sub-grade before laying down fresh mix, you will be dealing with potholes all over again in a couple of years.
Primetime Paving Co takes pride in doing the job right the first time. Whether we are prepping a tight commercial courtyard downtown or a sprawling business park off Powers Boulevard, matching the depth to the actual wear-and-tear makes your investment last 15 to 20 years or more. Call Primetime Paving Co for asphalt milling work in Colorado Springs, Colorado.