Asphalt driveways, farm lanes and parking lots around Lebanon, TNAsphalt paving and sealcoating in Lebanon
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Private road paving on a long rural asphalt lane beside a black board fence
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Farm Lane and Private Road Paving in Lebanon, TN

Farm Lanes and Private Roads · Lebanon, TN

Half-mile and mile-long farm lanes paved with hot mix

Paveway Paving Pros handles private road paving for farms and homes on acreage around Lebanon, Tennessee. Maybe your farm lane ruts every wet spring and throws dust all summer. Gravel has gotten expensive, and a long lane takes a lot of it. We pave lanes a half mile or a mile long all the time.

Out past the edges of town, driveways run longer and lanes get bigger, and that is the work we prefer. We pave farm lanes, long private drives, lanes out to barns and shops, and shared private roads. Shorter home drives in town fall under asphalt driveway paving. Both are part of our work as an asphalt paving contractor in Lebanon.

What We Handle

  • Farm lanes paved a half mile or a mile long
  • Long private drives and shared private roads on acreage
  • Lanes out to barns and shops
  • String lines and spray-painted edges down the full length
  • Grading that moves rain off the lane
  • Crushed stone base packed with a roller
  • Hot mix paved from the top of the lane out to the road
  • Our own dump trucks, pavers, rollers and skid steers

Request a Farm Lanes and Private Roads Quote

Tell us about the driveway, farm lane or parking lot and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.

How Farm Lane Paving Works, Step by Step

A long lane gets the same steps as a driveway, stretched over a longer run. We run string lines down both edges for the whole length and spray paint clean lines. Then the grass and vegetation come out from inside those lines.

On a long lane, the grading does the drainage work too. We shape the ground so rain runs off the lane instead of down it. Then crushed stone goes down, and we pack it with a roller until the base is right.

Paving starts at the top of the lane, by the house or the barn. From there, we pave our way out to the road. Our dump trucks keep hot mix coming to the paver, and the rollers follow to press it smooth. We normally seal every job we pave, and a new lane gets its sealcoating once the asphalt has cured.

Private Road Paving on Rock and Clay Around Lebanon

A half-mile lane crosses a lot of ground, and the ground can change along the way. Around Lebanon, the USDA soil survey maps mostly soils weathered from limestone. The most common is Talbott, a clayey soil that water soaks into slowly, so rain tends to run off.

In the cedar glades, Gladeville soils are very shallow, with limestone at or near the surface. So one stretch of a lane may grade through clay while the next one hits rock. We look at the whole length before we price a lane. Each stretch needs its own grading and base work.

North toward the farm country around Hartsville, the ground gets hillier. The soil survey there maps much of the land on 5 to 20 percent slopes. The creek bottoms are mapped as occasionally flooded. On a hillside lane, grading that moves rain off the paving matters even more.

What Should You Check Before Paving a Private Road?

Start with the way in. Loaded dump trucks and a paver have to reach the far end of the lane. Tell us about narrow gates, low limbs, soft spots or a creek crossing when you call.

Then look at where the lane meets the public road. In Wilson County, any work in the Road Commission's right of way needs an approved permit on file. Where a new lane meets a county road, the Road Commission's culvert foreman sizes any culvert. Its policy says every culvert must be at least 24 feet long.

Building or changing a driveway on a state route, such as TN-141 or US-231, takes a TDOT permit. TDOT says the property owner must obtain it. Grading also counts as digging under Tennessee's one-call law, with notice through 811 at least three working days ahead. Other towns and counties set their own rules, and we point you to the right office.

Private road paving on a fresh asphalt lane past a wooden farm gate Private road paving on a new asphalt farm lane between black horse fences

Ready to get started?

Call or text for a written quote. We work about 60 miles around Lebanon across Middle Tennessee.

(615) 894-5175
How We Work

How a Job With Paveway Runs

From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.

1

Call or Text

Call or text (615) 894-5175, or send the form. Tell us what needs paving or sealing and where the job is.

2

We Look at the Job

We look at the job and check the ground under it. We also see where the rain runs off.

3

Your Free Estimate

The free estimate comes to you in writing. Once you say yes, we set a day for the work.

4

Prep Work First

New paving starts with string lines and grading. Then a roller packs the stone base. On older asphalt, we repair the broken spots first.

5

Paving and the First Seal

Hot mix goes down from the top of the drive out to the road, and the rollers press it smooth. Once new asphalt cures, we normally seal it.

FAQ

Farm Lanes and Private Roads Questions, Answered

Common questions about farm lanes and private roads around Lebanon and the rest of Middle Tennessee. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.

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How much does it cost to pave a private road or farm lane?
Length and width set how many tons of hot mix the lane takes. The ground sets the base work, such as grading for drainage and any new stone the base needs. We figure a long lane by those tons and that base work. We look at the whole lane first, then put a free estimate in writing.
Can you pave over our gravel farm lane?
Yes. We grade the old lane and pack the stone base with a roller until it is right. How much new stone it needs depends on what is already there. Then hot mix goes down, paved from the top of the lane out to the road.
Is tar and chip a better fit for a long lane?
Some owners of long lanes ask for tar and chip paving because it costs less up front than hot mix. It has loose stone at first and a rougher surface. It also needs more upkeep and has a shorter life than hot mix. We quote both, so you can compare them side by side.
Can you pave a private road that several homes share?
Yes. We pave shared private roads on private land, from the public road to the last house. One free estimate in writing can cover the whole road, so every owner sees the same price. Public roads and highways are work for large road builders.
Will a paved farm lane hold up to tractors and farm trucks?
Tell us what uses the lane when we look at it. A loaded grain truck or livestock trailer puts far more weight on each axle than a car does. That tells us what the stone base has to carry. A fresh seal every two to three years then helps keep water out of the asphalt.
How far from Lebanon do you pave farm lanes?
Our service area runs about 60 miles around Lebanon across Middle Tennessee. That takes in towns like Watertown, Carthage, Hartsville and Shelbyville, and the country between them. A long lane farther out than that is still worth a call. Call or text (615) 894-5175 and tell us where it is.
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Why Choose Paveway

Asphalt Paving and Sealcoating Around Lebanon

Graded for Lebanon Ground

Federal soil maps show clay over limestone under much of Lebanon, and water moves slowly through that clay. We grade for drainage and pack a crushed stone base before any hot mix goes down.

Sealing That Fills the Pores

Asphalt has pores, and water gets into the pavement through them. We brush or squeegee the sealer into the surface so it fills those pores.

We Look Before We Price

We look at the job before we put a price on it. Then you get a free estimate in writing.

About 60 Miles Around Lebanon

Lebanon sits east of Nashville on I-40, at the center of our service area. Our work reaches the Nashville area, Murfreesboro, Franklin and east to Cookeville.

Guides and Resources

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Get In Touch With Paveway

Tell us what you need paved or sealed and the town the job is in. Call or text (615) 894-5175 or use the form, and we will set a time to look at it.

Request a Quote

Tell us about the driveway, farm lane or parking lot and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.

Call (615) 894-5175