Asphalt Paving in Melbourne, FL

Asphalt paving in Melbourne serves one of the oldest communities in Brevard County. Melbourne became a village on December 22, 1888. The first postmaster, Cornthwaite John Hector, had lived in Melbourne, Australia, and the town took that name; before that it was called Crane Creek. In 1969 Melbourne merged with Eau Gallie, which roughly doubled the city's size, so today it includes both historic downtowns and decades of suburbs in between.

Where the water goes

About 80 percent of Melbourne's land drains toward the Indian River Lagoon. Pavement plays a big part in how that water moves. A driveway or lot that sheds water quickly to swales or inlets protects the pavement and the yard; one that holds water fails early and sends runoff where it should not go. We set grades carefully and keep runoff on its intended path.

A wet record

Melbourne averages about 51 inches of rain a year. Its record daily rainfall, 18.21 inches, fell on August 20, 2008, during Tropical Storm Fay. Storms like that test every driveway's drainage. Low spots, clogged culverts and settled pavement all show up after a big rain.

A big city to pave

With 84,678 people and 41,397 homes counted in 2020 across roughly 44 square miles of land, sitting at an elevation of 26 feet. The city maintains about 300 miles of road. Melbourne Orlando International Airport sits about 1.5 miles northwest of the original business district, and US 1 and I-95 are six lanes through the city. Commercial pavement around those corridors carries heavy traffic, and we handle overlays, repairs, sealcoating and striping for those properties.

Older neighborhoods

In Eau Gallie and around downtown, many homes are older, with narrow drives and mature trees. Roots lifting asphalt, settling over old utility lines, and edges breaking at the swale are common. We repair or replace as needed, and in the historic areas we keep the finished work neat and in scale with the street.

City permits

Melbourne is its own municipality. Anything at the street edge gets cleared with Melbourne before we book it.

Common Melbourne jobs

• Driveway replacement and widening
• Resurfacing and sealing
• Root and settlement repairs
• Commercial lot overlays and restriping near US 1, I-95 and the airport

Commercial pavement around the airport

The area around Melbourne Orlando International Airport and the industrial parks near it holds a large amount of commercial pavement: office lots, warehouse yards and truck aprons. Truck traffic is hard on asphalt, especially where trailers turn and park. We build those areas thicker during repaving and recommend crack sealing every year so water stays out of the base.

Scheduling in a wet climate

Melbourne's average rainfall of about 51 inches is concentrated in summer. We pave in the morning on summer days and move sealcoating to dry stretches, since sealer needs several dry hours to set. Fall through spring is the easiest window and books up quickly, so it helps to call early.

What a Melbourne estimate covers

We measure the area, look at the slope and where runoff goes, check the base by probing soft spots, and note anything at the street or right-of-way. Each item on the quote carries its own price.