Underground water utility work inside a residential community in Mountville, PA required sections of the private roadway to be opened for access. Once that portion of the project was complete, RDS Paving & Sealcoating was brought in to restore the disturbed pavement.
This was not one isolated repair with a simple rectangular footprint. Multiple areas throughout the community needed new asphalt, and several of those repairs had to follow irregular shapes created by the utility work.
More Than a Standard Square Asphalt Patch
Utility restoration work has to address the pavement that was actually opened, wherever that work occurred. On this project, that meant repairing areas located around existing curbing, stormwater structures, intersections, and surrounding roadway pavement.
Some restoration areas were relatively narrow. Others changed shape as they passed existing roadway features or connected with larger sections of disturbed pavement.
Our crew worked within those existing conditions rather than treating every location as the same type of patch. The asphalt restoration followed the areas affected by the underground work while tying the new pavement back into the roadway that remained in place.
Tying New Asphalt Into the Existing Roadway
RDS Paving & Sealcoating installed new asphalt throughout the areas disturbed during the utility work. Because the repairs were spread across the residential community, each location had to be handled in relation to the pavement and fixed features surrounding it.
Working Around Existing Roadway Features
Several repairs ran alongside concrete curbing, while other areas were positioned near intersections or an existing stormwater structure. Those conditions shaped how the restoration connected with the roadway around it.
Our focus was on restoring each opened section while creating clean transitions between the new asphalt and the existing pavement. The work returned the disturbed areas to a smooth, functional driving surface while working around the roadway features already in place.
Sealing the Repair Perimeters
After the asphalt repairs were completed, our crew sealed the perimeter joints around the restored areas.
These joints mark the transition between the newly placed asphalt and the existing pavement. Sealing them helps protect those transitions from water infiltration and completed the asphalt restoration around the individual repair areas.
Supporting the Utility Contractor With Pavement Restoration
RDS Paving & Sealcoating has worked with this utility contractor for many years. That established relationship allows each company to stay focused on its portion of the project when underground work affects an asphalt surface.
The utility contractor handles its underground utility scope. Once pavement restoration is needed, our crews can step in to complete the asphalt work that follows.
In Mountville, that meant restoring multiple pavement openings across the residential community, working around existing roadway features, and sealing the new-to-existing asphalt joints after the repairs were complete.
For utility companies, underground contractors, and project managers working in Mountville, Lancaster County, and throughout Central Pennsylvania, we can handle the asphalt-restoration portion of projects where underground work requires existing pavement to be opened. Contact our team to discuss the pavement repairs needed after your utility work is completed.
