Local Asphalt Paving in Myerstown, PA

Asphalt Paving Experts in Myerstown, PA

J & J Asphalt handles driveway paving, sealcoating, crack filling, and concrete work throughout Myerstown, with Tony and Joe personally overseeing every job — fully licensed and insured under PA LIC #018310, backed by a workmanship warranty on every project. Myerstown sits in the Lebanon Valley’s historic iron and limestone belt, a small borough surrounded by farmland.

Myerstown’s Iron and Limestone Heritage — and What It Means for Pavement

This sits in the Lebanon Valley, home to the historic Cornwall mine — the only source of metallic iron ore ever produced in Pennsylvania, alongside major limestone quarrying that supplied concrete aggregate and agricultural lime for over a century. The valley’s limestone bedrock is part of the same broader karst belt running through Lancaster and Berks counties. Southeastern and central Pennsylvania see 25-35 freeze-thaw cycles per season, and PennDOT officially defines the Freeze/Thaw Period as February 15 through April 15 in Publication 23. Water gets into small cracks, freezes, expands about 9%, and widens the crack — repeat that thirty times a winter and a quarter-inch crack becomes a pothole by spring.

Do I need a permit to repave my driveway?
Most driveway repaving on existing footprint doesn’t need a permit, but work affecting the road right-of-way or a new curb cut often does — we verify this before starting.

How can I tell if my driveway needs full replacement or just a patch?
Isolated cracks and small potholes can often be patched. Widespread alligator cracking or a driveway that flexes underfoot usually means the base has failed and needs full replacement.

What has to happen before converting gravel to asphalt?
The existing gravel needs to be graded and properly compacted as the new base — skipping this step is the number one reason gravel-to-asphalt conversions fail early.