Asphalt Contractor in Westminster, CO
Asphalt Denver paves, repairs, seals and stripes asphalt in Westminster. The south end near Federal Boulevard has pavement going back to the first postwar subdivisions, while the US 36 corridor is newer office and retail ground. Different ages, different work. Ask us for a free written estimate.
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Westminster straddles the Adams and Jefferson county line about nine miles north-west of downtown Denver. It grew from 534 people in 1940 to nearly 20,000 by 1970 and 116,317 at the 2020 census, and the pattern of that growth is still readable on the ground. The oldest built-up parts sit near Federal Boulevard, which was the main highway north when the city's first business district opened at Federal and 72nd in 1955.
So the asphalt splits by age and by use. South Westminster has seventy-year-old residential streets, small commercial lots and driveways that have been overlaid more than once. Along US 36, the Boulder Turnpike, the ground is office parks, hotels and retail with large lots where striping, sealcoating and rut repair at the entries drive most of the work.
Asphalt work in Westminster
US 36 is the corridor that shapes the north end of the city and has done since it stopped being a toll road in 1967. It carries the Flatiron Flyer bus rapid transit line, and the interchange at Church Ranch Boulevard has grown into a cluster of hotels, restaurants and entertainment with the parking to match. The B Line commuter rail runs at the eastern edge. Ball Corporation and St. Anthony North Hospital are among the larger employers, which means shift traffic and campus parking that cannot be closed for long.
Downtown Westminster is the other big piece. The old Westminster Mall came down in 2012 and a 105-acre mixed-use district has been going in on the site since, with streets, blocks and structured parking replacing a single enormous surface lot. The result is a city with brand new pavement a mile from pavement that predates the interstate, and property owners in between deciding whether their lot needs maintenance, a resurfacing or a rebuild.
Westminster runs a tighter permit process than most of its neighbors, and it is worth knowing before you take quotes. A right-of-way permit is required for work in city right of way or easements, contractors need a current Class E public way contractor's license in good standing with the city to apply, the Engineering Division reviews under the City Engineer and can take up to 14 city business days, and an issued permit runs nine months. Work wholly inside private property is a separate matter. Weather does what it does everywhere on the Front Range, but the effect here splits by age. A hailstorm loosens an already brittle seventy-year-old surface and barely registers on a five-year-old lot. Worth remembering when a storm goes through and every contractor in the metro starts knocking on doors.
Common jobs around Westminster
- Overlay and patching on older residential driveways and small commercial lots in south Westminster
- Parking lot resurfacing and full restriping for office and hotel sites along the US 36 corridor
- Rut and entry apron repair where delivery traffic turns into a lot off a busy arterial
- Sealcoating and crack sealing on apartment and townhome drive aisles
- ADA stall, fire lane and directional marking for medical and campus parking
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Asphalt in Westminster: common questions
Does my contractor need a special license to work in Westminster?
For work in the city right of way, yes. Westminster requires a current Class E public way contractor's license in good standing before a right-of-way permit application will be accepted, and the Engineering Division review can take up to 14 city business days. Work entirely inside your property line normally sits outside that process.
How long does a permit take here?
Plan for it. The city allows up to 14 business days to review a right-of-way permit, depending on how complex the work is, and an issued permit is valid for nine months. We factor that lead time into the schedule instead of promising a start date the permit cannot support.
Can you resurface a busy lot without shutting the business?
Usually. We split large lots into sections, work one at a time and keep access lanes open, and we schedule the noisy or fume-heavy steps around trading hours where the tenant mix allows. Sealcoat and striping need cure time, so the plan has to leave each section closed for a set period. We map that out in advance.
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