Paving Contractors in Mulvane, KS

For paving contractors in Mulvane, asphalt work starts with a question most towns never ask: which county are you in? Mulvane lies in both Sedgwick and Sumner counties, and its Main Street follows part of the line between them. Inside city limits the City of Mulvane is the authority you deal with. Out on the surrounding acreages, the county your land sits in can affect road and approach rules. We sort that out at the estimate so there are no surprises once the work is scheduled.

A railroad junction that kept growing

Mulvane was laid out in 1879 at the junction of five Santa Fe rail lines and named for Joab R. Mulvane, a railroad official who helped bring the line to town. It was incorporated in 1883, and the old 1910 Santa Fe depot now holds the town museum. Growth has picked up lately. The Census counted 6,286 residents in 2020 and estimated 7,030 by July 2025, an increase of more than 11% in about five years. New homes mean new driveways, and older homes on the original grid often have narrow drives and alley approaches that need patching or rebuilding.

Gravel to asphalt on acreage

Many properties around Mulvane sit on larger rural lots with long gravel lanes. Gravel washes out in heavy rain, ruts in spring and throws dust all summer. Paving one is a bigger job than a standard driveway, and it is worth doing right:

• We regrade the existing rock and use it as part of the base where it is sound.
• We add and compact new aggregate where the lane has thinned or gone soft.
• We shape a crown or cross slope so water runs off the sides instead of down the middle.
• We pave a thickness suited to what uses the lane, whether that is cars, pickups with trailers or farm equipment.

If the full length is too much for one season, we can pave the section nearest the house first and extend it later.

Commercial lots near the turnpike

In 2008 and 2009 the city annexed land west of I-35, the Kansas Turnpike, and the Kansas Star Casino opened there in 2011. Turnpike Exit 33 was rebuilt with roundabouts the same year to serve it. That area, along with Mulvane's businesses on and off Main Street, adds steady traffic. Lots that see that kind of use wear fastest at entrances, drive lanes and turning areas. We handle overlays, patching, sealcoating and full line striping, including ADA stalls, fire lanes and directional arrows, and we can work in sections so a business stays open.

Services we bring to Mulvane

• Rural and residential driveway paving
• Gravel-to-asphalt lane conversions
• Commercial parking lot paving and overlays
• Sealcoating for driveways and lots
• Asphalt repair, patching and edge rebuilding
• Crack sealing ahead of winter
• Line striping and re-striping

Weather to plan around

South-central Kansas summers routinely push past 90 degrees, and freezing nights run from late fall into early spring. On long rural drives, the edges take the worst of it because there is no curb to hold them. Keeping grass and soil built up along the edge, and sealing cracks before the first freeze, keeps the pavement from breaking off at the sides.

Ask for a quote

We measure the job, walk the drive or lot with you and give you a written estimate. Cost depends mainly on length and width, base condition and how far material has to travel. Call (316) 448-2179 or

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