Paving, Concrete and Drainage in West Goshen, PA

Working in West Goshen

A large share of the township was built out in the decades after the second world war, which puts much of the original infrastructure well beyond its expected life. Driveways from that era were often laid thinner than current practice and on lighter bases than we would use now, so full replacement is common rather than exceptional.

The Route 100 and Boot Road corridors carry most of the residential density, with lot sizes that suit standard driveway and patio work without access complications.

Mature trees are the local factor worth planning around. Neighborhoods that have been established for fifty or sixty years have large trees close to driveways, and their roots are one of the most common causes of asphalt heaving and concrete slab displacement here. Cutting a major root to install a driveway can destabilise or kill a mature tree, so the sensible approach is to work out what is under the surface before deciding on an approach.

Where roots are the cause, replacing the surface without addressing them means the new driveway lifts in the same places. Sometimes the answer is a different surface treatment over that section rather than fighting the tree.