Asphalt Paving in Rapid Valley, SD

Asphalt paving in Rapid Valley serves a community that grew up mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. The census-designated place had 3,265 residents in 1980, 5,968 in 1990, 7,043 in 2000 and 8,098 in 2020. Many driveways here have thirty or more winters on them. Some have been maintained and are still good candidates for an overlay; others have base failure that calls for replacement.

Not part of Rapid City

Rapid Valley is unincorporated, sitting just east of Rapid City in Pennington County. Rapid City has tried many times to annex it, and while some sections have been annexed, most attempts have failed. For paving, that matters because the county, not the city, generally controls county-road approaches. Pennington County requires a permit for new driveways off county roads and for existing ones that were never permitted. The application fee is $250, and a $2,500 surety deposit is due when the permit is approved, refunded after a final inspection.

Prairie ground

Rapid Valley sits at about 3,245 feet on the prairie east of the Hills. The land is flatter than the west side of Rapid City, which makes drainage the main question: on a flat lot, water does not leave the driveway unless the surface is shaped to send it somewhere. We set enough slope to carry water to the street or the yard, away from the garage.

Replace or resurface?

For a driveway from the 1980s or 1990s, we look for alligator cracking, settled sections and edges breaking into the lawn. If those are limited, we cut out and rebuild the bad areas and overlay the rest, which HomeGuide estimates saves 20 to 30 percent over full replacement. If they are widespread, replacement with a new compacted base lasts much longer.

Black Hills Speedway and Jolly Lane

The Black Hills Speedway sits on Jolly Lane, and commercial properties along the main roads in the valley see a mix of local and event traffic. We repair and restripe business lots and schedule work outside busy days.

Costs to expect

HomeGuide lists new asphalt driveways at about $5 to $12 or more per square foot, driveway resurfacing at $3 to $7 and sealing at $1 to $2. Angi lists removal and replacement at $8 to $15 per square foot. For an older Rapid Valley driveway, a site visit tells us which of those numbers you are really looking at.

Maintenance on newer homes

Newer homes in the valley mostly need crack sealing and a sealcoat every few years. Keep sprinklers off the edges, and keep heavy trailers off the pavement edge in hot weather.

Typical jobs here

Most Rapid Valley jobs are driveway replacements and overlays on homes from the 1980s and 1990s, approach work onto county roads, and patching and sealing on small business lots.

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