Asphalt Paving in Agency, MO

Asphalt paving in Agency starts with the river. Before it was a town, Agency was a ford of the Platte River, and it took its name from an agency of the Sac and Fox that once stood there. The town was laid out in 1865 and incorporated in 1903. It sits at 896 feet in Buchanan County, southeast of St. Joseph. The population was as low as 141 in 1970, reached 684 in 2010 and was 671 in 2020.

Low ground

Properties near the Platte River and its floodplain tend to have wetter soil. Water in a driveway base freezes and heaves the asphalt in winter, then leaves soft spots in spring. On these lots we dig out soft material, use extra crushed stone, compact it in layers and slope the surface so water leaves quickly.

Growth since 1970

With the population roughly quadrupling since 1970, many homes in and around Agency are newer. Those driveways mostly need maintenance: crack sealing, sealcoating and an occasional settlement repair.

Gravel drives

Rural homes often have gravel drives. Paving the parking area and near-house section keeps dust down and makes snow removal easier. We use the existing gravel as part of the base.

Our approach

We look at drainage first, then base, then asphalt. You get a written quote. If the work reaches the road, we confirm the village's or county's requirements before scheduling.

Small jobs

Crack sealing, a patch or a sealcoat are worth doing before winter. We group nearby jobs to keep costs reasonable.

Care

Keep downspouts and sump lines from discharging across the driveway; on low ground, that water has nowhere to go.

Flood-season timing

Low ground near the Platte is wettest in spring. We prefer to pave there once the soil has dried out in late spring or summer, so the base is compacted on firm ground rather than mud.

Edges

On flat lots, edges are where cars drift off and where water soaks in. We compact and backfill edges after paving so they stay supported.

Writing it down

Your quote lists removal, base work, thickness and finishing separately, so you can see what you are paying for.

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