Asphalt Driveways
We pave new asphalt driveways and turn gravel driveways into asphalt. The ground is graded and the stone base compacted before the hot-mix goes down.
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Madison sits on two levels, and each one is hard on asphalt in its own way. Downtown lies low along the Ohio River, where the county soil survey maps silt loams rated rarely or occasionally flooded. Up on the hilltop, the flat ground along Michigan Road holds water near the surface for part of the year. Water that stays under a lot or a lane softens the base, and winter freezes do the rest.
SIA Paving handles asphalt paving around Sellersburg and across Southern Indiana, and Madison is part of our service area. The city sits near the eastern edge of that area, close to 40 road miles from our shop. Here we pave private roads and parking lots for churches and businesses, and we resurface and sealcoat older asphalt. Call or text (812) 913-8411, and we look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the driveway, parking lot or private road and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Downtown is home to the Madison Historic District, which became a National Historic Landmark in 2006. Census estimates show close to a third of the city's homes were built before 1940. About three in four went up before 1980. On an older lot, we check the base before we talk about an overlay.
Between downtown and the hilltop, the ground drops steeply toward the river. Steep ground can fall in the city's Hillside District. There, the city requires a hillside permit before anyone builds a driveway or changes the grade. Along Michigan Road, new shops opened in 2024 and 2025, and new apartments stand behind them.
Where an older lot still sits on a sound base, asphalt resurfacing puts a new surface over the old one. Where the base has failed, the work starts at the base.
Farther out Michigan Road on the hilltop, the county soil survey from NRCS maps Avonburg and Cobbsfork silt loams. It rates them somewhat poorly to poorly drained, with a seasonal high water table near the surface. Cobbsfork covers more ground than any other soil map unit in Jefferson County. On ground like that, we build a compacted crushed stone base and grade the surface so water runs off.
Down by the river, some ground sits in mapped floodplain. The city's floodplain administrator handles permits there, and the floodplain rules reach driveways and parking areas. The Indiana DNR floodplain portal shows whether a lot falls inside one.
On some slopes, the survey maps rock outcrop on grades of 12 to 25 percent. A lane on ground like that needs its grade and drainage planned before any asphalt goes down.
Madison adopted a new Unified Development Ordinance in March 2026. It requires parking areas and aisles to be graded and surfaced with an all-weather material such as asphalt or concrete. Spaces must be striped, and the edge needs a stop such as curbing or wheel stops.
Every new lot falls under these rules. An older lot comes under them after certain changes, such as altering half or more of it. A resurfacing that leaves the paved area and the space layout unchanged counts as regular maintenance. The city reviews a parking plan with the development plan or before a building permit.
For church and business lots, we grade the base for drainage and pave in hot-mix asphalt. Striping the lot we paved is part of that job. On an older lot, asphalt milling takes the worn surface down at the edges first. Then the new asphalt meets curbs and entrances at the right height.
Madison's ordinance lets one shared driveway serve up to seven parcels. Each shared drive needs a recorded easement at least 20 feet wide and a written, recorded maintenance agreement. Past seven parcels, the drive counts as a public road built to the city's road standards. The plan commission's rules also reach some land just outside the city limits.
Outside the city limits, the same section still calls for some concrete at the road end. It covers the right-of-way and the first 40 feet of a home driveway. We leave the concrete to another trade, and the city's planning office answers how the rule fits your lane. Past that point, our private road paving covers the base prep and the asphalt on the rest of the lane.
New subdivision streets follow their own timing under the city's rules. The final coat of asphalt waits until construction is done on at least 80 percent of the lots.
Communities and areas we serve around Madison: Downtown Madison, Madison Historic District, Main Street, Riverfront district, Lanier Mansion, Oak Hill, Clifty Drive, Michigan Road, Wilson Avenue, State Road 7, Clifty Falls State Park, Hanover.
Madison ZIP codes served: 47250.
Madison is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing.
(812) 913-8411 We pave new asphalt driveways and turn gravel driveways into asphalt. The ground is graded and the stone base compacted before the hot-mix goes down.
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New asphalt parking lots and repaving for churches and businesses. We stripe the lots we pave as part of the job.
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We pave private roads and subdivision streets in hot-mix asphalt. Base prep and grading come first, so the finished road sheds water.
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Asphalt resurfacing lays new hot-mix asphalt over pavement that is worn on top but sound below. We resurface driveways, parking lots and private roads around Sellersburg.
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We mill worn asphalt off before an overlay or a full repave. Our two 40-inch skid steer planers handle edges and driveways, and big lots get a large milling machine.
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Sealcoating for asphalt driveways and parking lots around Sellersburg. We look at the surface first and put the quote in writing.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Madison. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us about the job and the town it is in. Call or text (812) 913-8411, or send the form, and we will set a time to look at it.
Tell us about the driveway, parking lot or private road and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.