Asphalt Paving in Crawford, GA

Asphalt paving in Crawford serves a small Oglethorpe County city that grew up around the railroad. Crawford was first called Lexington Depot and was incorporated as the Town of Crawford in 1876, named for William H. Crawford. Passenger rail service on the Georgia Railroad ended in 1984, but the town plaza still centers on Church Street and Elm Street, divided one-way streets. Crawford had 821 residents in 2020.

On US 78

US 78 runs east-west through Crawford, 3 miles to Lexington and 14 miles to Athens, and the only traffic light in Oglethorpe County is at US 78 and North Avenue. Businesses and homes along the highway connect to a state route, so work in the right-of-way needs a GDOT permit through the district area office.

Typical projects

• Small business and church lots near the plaza: patching, sealcoating and striping
• Older in-town driveways that need replacement or an overlay
• Long rural drives outside town converted from gravel
• Washed-out edges on sloped driveways

Building on the plaza's edges

Around the Church Street and Elm Street plaza, lots and driveways meet sidewalks and one-way streets. Work at those edges has to keep pedestrians and traffic moving, and transitions need to be flush so there is no trip edge. We plan phasing and joints before the work starts.

Highway traffic and wear

Because US 78 carries through traffic and the town's one traffic light, entrances to businesses along it see constant turning and braking. Entrances often wear out before the rest of a lot. A targeted repair with a heavier section where vehicles turn in can extend the life of the whole lot.

Locates and private lines

We request Georgia 811 locates before digging, and on rural properties we ask owners about private water and power lines.

Building for the ground

Crawford sits at about 778 feet on rolling Piedmont land. Clay soils here hold water, so we proof the subgrade, replace soft spots with compacted stone and keep runoff off the edges.

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