Asphalt Paving in Cranberry Township, PA

Asphalt paving in Cranberry Township looks different from the older suburbs closer to Pittsburgh, because most of the pavement here is young. The township had just 3,596 residents in 1960 and 4,873 in 1970. Then it took off: 11,066 in 1980, 14,816 in 1990, 23,625 in 2000, 28,098 in 2010 and 33,096 in 2020. Wikipedia calls it one of the fastest-growing areas of the Pittsburgh metro. Most driveways in the township were paved in the last forty years, many in the last twenty-five, and the right work for them is often protection and repair rather than a full tear-out.

Keeping newer driveways in good shape

Asphalt starts aging the day it is laid. Sun oxidizes the binder and turns the surface gray and brittle, and small cracks let water reach the base. On a driveway from the 1990s or 2000s that is still flat and firm, crack sealing and sealcoating every few years slow that process and add years of life. If the surface has started to ravel, with loose stone at the edges and in the tire paths, a thin resurfacing overlay can renew it. We only recommend replacement when the base has actually failed.

Builder-grade driveways

In fast-growing areas, many driveways were paved quickly at the end of construction, sometimes on a thin base or over soil that was not fully compacted after utility work. Those driveways tend to show problems early: a sunken strip where the water or sewer line was trenched, cracks along the garage edge, or a soft area where the downspout empties. We cut out and rebuild those sections with a proper base instead of overlaying them.

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A business township

Cranberry has more than 1,000 businesses and about 20,500 jobs, according to Wikipedia. Westinghouse moved its headquarters to Cranberry Woods Business Park in 2009, and MSA Safety, PPG Architectural Coatings and Giant Eagle also have operations here. The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex opened in August 2015. Commercial lots, office parks and retail centers here need regular sealcoating and restriping, patching at entrances and truck routes, and occasional mill and overlay. We phase that work so the lot stays usable.

I-79, the Turnpike, Route 19 and Route 228

The township sits where Interstate 79 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike cross, with U.S. Route 19 and Pennsylvania Route 228 as its main arterial roads. The Route 228 interchange opened in 2004. Where a driveway or lot entrance meets Route 19 or Route 228, any change at the entrance may need a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit along with a municipal approval letter, according to PennDOT's minimum-use driveway fact sheet. We confirm what applies before working at the road.

Brush Creek and drainage

The township takes its name from the wild cranberries that once grew along Brush Creek. Lots in low areas near the creek and its tributaries can stay wet, which softens the base under pavement. We check drainage on every job and add stone or redirect water where needed. Call (412) 796-9361 for a free estimate in Cranberry Township.