Asphalt Paving in Antelope Acres, CA

Asphalt paving in Antelope Acres serves a rural community in the western Antelope Valley, centered south of State Route 138 (Avenue D) near 90th Street West, about 13 miles from downtown Lancaster. The terrain is essentially flat desert scrubland at about 2,425 feet, and the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve lies to the west. The community has a feed and hardware store, a volunteer fire station, a church, and working agriculture, including livestock, field crops and a 4-H chapter.

Flat land needs designed drainage

On perfectly flat ground, water has nowhere to go unless you give it somewhere. A driveway that is laid flat will pond after storms, and ponded water soaks into the base. We set a crown or cross slope on every drive and grade the shoulders so water leaves the pavement and keeps moving.

Farm and livestock traffic

Rural properties here see more than cars: feed trucks, livestock trailers and tractors. Those loads need:

• A deeper base, especially at gates and turning areas
• Thicker asphalt where trucks and trailers park or turn
• Wide, gentle turns so trailers do not cut the edges

For barn and pen areas that stay muddy or dusty, paving a working pad makes daily chores easier.

Dust control

Unpaved parking and work areas throw dust in the valley wind. Paving the most-used areas cuts the dust and the sand tracked into vehicles and buildings. For larger disturbed areas, the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District's Rule 403 sets dust limits for construction work, and we water during grading.

County roads

Antelope Acres is unincorporated Los Angeles County, and municipal services are minimal; emergency services come mainly from Lancaster. Approach work on county roads needs a Los Angeles County Public Works road permit.

Poppy season and spring work

Spring is when the poppy reserve draws visitors and when the ground in the west valley is often at its best for paving: warm days, moderate nights and calmer winds than late winter. If you are planning a driveway or a working pad, spring is a good time to book. We schedule around visitor traffic on the main roads and keep trucks off the shoulders where flowers grow.

Sizing a working pad

A 30 by 40 foot pad for trucks and equipment is 1,200 square feet. HomeAdvisor puts commercial-style asphalt at about $2 to $4.50 per square foot for large areas, while smaller residential jobs run higher per foot under HomeGuide's $5 to $12 range. We price the section, base depth and size on site.

Edges on open ground

Without curbs, edges need compacted shoulders to stay intact.

Planning a visit

Give us the cross streets and a rough size, and we will come out to measure. Call (661) 466-4552 or

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