Asphalt Paving in Tualatin, OR

Asphalt paving in Tualatin serves a city that went from a crossroads to a busy suburb in about 40 years. Tualatin had 750 residents in 1970, 7,348 in 1980 and 15,013 in 1990, and it counted 27,942 people in 11,171 housing units in 2020. That means nearly all of its residential driveways and commercial lots were built since the 1970s, and a large share of them are now old enough to need serious attention. We pave and replace driveways, repair and resurface, sealcoat, and pave and stripe business and industrial lots.

From Bridgeport to Tualatin

The settlement was first called Galbreath, after Samuel Galbreath, who built the first bridge over the Tualatin River in 1853; the town became known as Bridgeport. In the 1880s John Sweek platted a town around the new railroad depot and named it Tualatin, and the city incorporated in 1913. The Tualatin River still runs along most of the northern boundary. Low ground near the river and in parts of town stays wet through the rainy months, and pavement over damp soil needs a solid, well-drained base to hold up.

A mastodon under the parking lot

In 1962 a fossilized mastodon was dug up in what later became a Fred Meyer parking lot, and it is now displayed in the Tualatin Public Library. It is a fun piece of local history, and a good reminder of what is under Tualatin pavement: deep, soft valley sediment rather than rock. That is why we take base preparation seriously here. Excavating to firm material, laying and compacting crushed rock, and only then paving is what separates a driveway that lasts from one that ruts.

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Industrial and retail lots

The south side of Tualatin is home to many factories and industrial buildings, including a large Lam Research plant, and several knife makers including CRKT and KAI USA are in the city. Bridgeport Village opened in early 2005, mostly within Tualatin, and Interstate 5 meets Nyberg Road at the Nyberg Woods center. Truck traffic and loading areas are hard on asphalt, especially where trucks turn and stop. We patch failed sections, rebuild loading areas with a heavier section where needed, mill and overlay drive lanes, sealcoat and restripe.

Subdivision driveways from the boom years

Homes built in the 1980s and 1990s make up a big part of Tualatin's housing. Their driveways often show cracking near the garage, edge breaks and low spots by the street. If the cracks are mostly on the surface and the driveway still feels solid, an overlay is often a good value. Where there are ruts or soft areas, the old asphalt needs to come out.

Services in Tualatin

• Driveway paving and replacement
• Repair of potholes, edges and settled areas
• Resurfacing with overlays
• Sealcoating in dry weather
• Parking lot paving for retail, office and industrial sites
• Striping, including accessible spaces and loading zones

Call (971) 813-2104 for a free estimate in Tualatin.