Asphalt Paving in Mauriceville, TX

Asphalt paving in Mauriceville is mostly rural work. Mauriceville is a census-designated community in Orange County covering about 8.5 square miles, all land, with about 2,983 residents in 2020. Lots are bigger, driveways are longer, and many start as gravel.

Railroad and farm history

Two railways came through, the Texarkana and Fort Smith in 1898 and the Orange and Northwestern in 1902. The town was named for Maurice Miller, son of the Orange and Northwestern's first president, and a post office opened in 1906. Lumber came first, then rice and dairy farming. In 1983 the legislature named it the Crawfish Capital of Texas, and the Crawfish Festival still runs each April.

Higher than the coast

At about 30 feet of elevation, Mauriceville sits above the coastal towns, but the soil still holds water. Long driveways need consistent base depth and a surface that sheds water to the sides.

Unincorporated

As a CDP, Mauriceville does not have its own city government, so roads and right-of-way are handled by Orange County or TxDOT for state roads.

Typical work

• Gravel-to-asphalt conversions
• Long rural driveways
• Shop and barn pads
• Turnarounds for trucks and trailers

Farm and dairy properties

With its rice and dairy farming history, Mauriceville has properties where trucks, trailers and farm equipment use the driveway. Those drives need a heavier base and wider turning areas. We size the pavement to the heaviest vehicle that will use it.

Crawfish Festival traffic

Community lots used for events like the April Crawfish Festival see heavy use a few days a year. We can patch and stripe them before the season.

Community and school lots

Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD campuses and local churches have lots that see daily or weekly peaks. We patch, seal and restripe them, including accessible spaces to the 2010 ADA Standards, scheduled around school days and services.

Unincorporated roads

Because Mauriceville has no city government, work where a driveway meets the road goes through Orange County or, on state roads, TxDOT. We confirm which applies before scheduling.

Timing

Rural work is easiest in dry stretches when trucks can reach the far end of a drive without rutting the yard.

Costs

National guides list new asphalt driveways at about $5 to $12 or more per square foot. On a long rural drive, the total depends mostly on length, width and how much gravel can be reused as base. Pads for equipment need a heavier section and cost more per foot.

Planning a long drive

We walk the drive with you, check where water flows across it, look at the culvert at the road and probe the existing gravel. We plan truck access so material can reach the far end and keep base depth consistent.

Paving in stages

If budget is a concern, we can pave the most-used part of a long drive first and tie in the rest later.

Maintenance

Seal every few years, fill cracks promptly and keep ditches along the drive clear.

Scheduling

Mauriceville is north of Orange, within easy reach. Most rural driveway jobs take two to four days.

Business and church lots

We also pave, seal and stripe church and business lots in the area.