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Asphalt Paving in Black River Falls

Asphalt Paving in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.

Lot paving, overlays and tear-out-and-replace for commercial properties in Black River Falls. Base graded, compacted and drained before any mix goes down.

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About 50 minutes southeast of Eau Claire on I-94. The estimate is free.

A freshly paved asphalt lot in deep black, running up to a white barn and silo.
4.7 Google ratingFrom 21 reviews
6-12 mo Before first sealNew asphalt has to cure
15-20 yrs Well-built drivewayIf it gets sealed

Working in Black River Falls

The industrial park has 75.89 contiguous acres certified buildable, industrially zoned and rail served, with no wetlands and no floodplain on it, and the city has an open district for a second phase of the park. On new ground the base decides how long the surface lasts, so it gets graded, compacted and drained before any mix goes near it. On the lots that are already built the question is an overlay or a tear-out, and which one depends on whether the base under the old surface is still sound.

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A large freshly paved asphalt lot curving around a landscaped island in front of a low institutional building
A lot repaved, edge to edge
A freshly paved asphalt driveway running up to a three-bay garage, caution tape across the street end
A driveway repaved and taped off to cure

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Overlay or tear out and replace?

An overlay is new asphalt laid over the old surface. It's roughly half the cost of a replacement, it goes down in a day, and it's the right answer when the existing base is sound and the surface has simply worn out. It's the wrong answer when the base has failed, because an overlay follows the shape of what's underneath. Lay one over a surface that's cracked into squares and those cracks come through the new mat within two or three years, and the overlay only delayed the replacement. That conversation is worth having before the quote, not after.

What Decides the Price in Black River Falls

Asphalt tracks the oil market, so a number from last season is not a number for this one. Every job here is measured on site and the number is fixed before work starts.

Overlay

Per square foot

Measured on site

  • Existing base sound, surface worn out
  • Overlay or full replacement, priced after the base is checked

Tear out and replace

Per square foot

Measured on site

  • Old surface out, base rebuilt, new mat laid and rolled

Gravel to asphalt

Per square foot

Measured on site

  • Common out in the townships, where drives are long
  • Grading and drainage are most of the work and most of the cost

The setup on a long rural drive is spread over more area than on a short town one. If you've been told a long drive is prohibitive, it's worth a second number.

How the Work Goes in Black River Falls

The base is the part you never see and the part that decides everything.

Work out where the water goes

Before anything else. Grade and drainage decide the lifespan, and they're the one thing that can't be fixed later without starting again.

Remove, or prepare what stays

Full replacement means the old surface comes out. An overlay means the existing surface is cleaned, failed areas cut out and patched, and the edges prepared.

Base, graded and compacted

Compacted in lifts to the right depth for what will drive on it. A driveway and a lot that takes delivery trucks need different bases, and building both the same way is how one of them fails early.

Lay and roll

Hot mix laid to the design thickness and rolled while it's hot. Compaction is time-limited, which is why paving is a day that runs to the weather.

Tell you when to seal it

Not this year. New asphalt needs six to twelve months to cure before its first seal, and sealing too early traps the oils and does more harm than leaving it alone.

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Questions We Get in Black River Falls

What Black River Falls calls us about, answered straight.

More questions answered
How far southeast will you come for a lot?
Black River Falls is about 51 miles down I-94 from Eau Claire, right around 50 minutes, and for commercial lots we come. Send the address and what the lot needs and we'll set up a time to walk it. The estimate is free.
Can I overlay the driveway instead of replacing it?
If the base is sound, yes, and it saves roughly half. If the surface is cracked into squares that flex underfoot, no: the base has failed and those cracks will come through a new overlay within a couple of years.
When can we drive on new asphalt?
Cars after about 24 hours once it has cooled properly, heavy vehicles after several days. In hot weather keep the wheels moving when you turn for the first few weeks, because fresh asphalt scuffs.

The Lots and Surfaces in Black River Falls

Black River Falls is the seat of Jackson County, a city of about 3,600 sitting on Exits 115 and 116 of I-94, roughly 51 road miles southeast of Eau Claire. Highway 54 runs east from the interstate past the industrial park and the casino property, and that stretch carries most of the newer commercial surface in town. The Ho-Chunk Nation has its headquarters here.

The Black River Falls Industrial Park sits against Highway 54 and I-94, more than 100 acres with water, sewer and rail, and the city counts more than 15 businesses in it. Land O' Lakes, Nelson Global, Meisters Forest Products, Regal Beloit and Antler King are on the city's tenant list. The state has 75.89 contiguous acres in the park certified as buildable, industrially zoned and rail served, with no wetlands and nothing in a floodplain.

The other large surfaces are the casino property on Highway 54 east, where the Ho-Chunk Nation's expansion added hotel rooms, a rebuilt bingo hall, new roadways, a high-capacity loading dock and more parking, and Black River Memorial Hospital on West Adams Street, which runs with the Krohn Clinic as Black River Health. Three hotels sit at the Exit 116 interchange, and the retail the city lists off the interstate includes Black River Plaza, a Kwik Trip, an Arby's, an O'Reilly, a Theisen's and a Chrysler dealer. Jackson County, the school district and the hospital are named among the largest employers in town.

Where we work in Black River Falls

  • Black River Falls Industrial Park
  • Highway 54 east
  • The Exit 116 interchange
  • Downtown

Around Black River Falls: Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls on Highway 54, Black River Memorial Hospital on West Adams Street, Black River State Forest, Lake Arbutus, The old Union High School building.

3,563 people, 2024 Census estimate.

Jackson County is listed with Wisconsin's Central Plain, a flat sandy stretch at 700 to 800 feet, part of which was the bed of Glacial Lake Wisconsin.

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