Asphalt Paving in Romoland, CA

Asphalt paving in Romoland often starts with a dirt or gravel drive. Romoland was developed in 1925 as Romola Farms, a tract of small ranches of 4 to 5 acres growing figs and grapes. Many parcels still have that rural layout: long drives, outbuildings and work areas. At the 2020 census, 41.4 percent of the community's residents lived in rural areas.

Two jurisdictions

A significant part of Romoland became part of the City of Menifee on October 1, 2008; the rest is an unincorporated census-designated place of about 2.6 square miles under Riverside County. Which side you are on decides who you talk to about work at the street. We check your parcel before any approach work.

Gravel to asphalt

Ranch drives wash out and rut in winter storms and throw dust the rest of the year. Converting one:

• We regrade the existing rock and use it in the base where it is sound
• We add and compact aggregate where it has thinned
• We shape a crown so water runs off the sides
• We pave a thickness suited to the trucks and trailers that use it

Work yards

Rural properties often have yards for trucks, equipment and storage. Those need a deeper base and thicker asphalt where loads turn and park. Paving them cuts dust and keeps vehicles out of the mud after rain.

Dust rules

The South Coast AQMD's Rule 403 bars construction dust that stays visible beyond the property line. On open rural sites we water during grading and keep the road clean.

Heat and sealing

Romoland shares the Perris Valley's hot summers. Sealing a new drive after it cures, and every few years after that, keeps it from drying out.

Costs on a ranch drive

A 12 by 250 foot drive is 3,000 square feet. At HomeGuide's $5 to $12 per square foot for standard asphalt, that is roughly $15,000 to $36,000; long drives often land toward the low end per foot. Recycled asphalt, at $4 to $9, is an option for secondary stretches.

Truck traffic nearby

Romoland sits near the Highway 74 and I-215 corridors, and more truck and commercial traffic passes through every year. Entrances to work yards and businesses here need heavier sections.

Sealing in the heat

Romoland shares the valley's summer heat. Seal a new drive after 3 to 6 months, then every few years.

Approach work

Where a ranch drive meets the road, the apron takes the most wear from trucks turning in. We build it heavier and wider so trucks do not break the edges. If the apron reaches the public right-of-way, we check with the City of Menifee or Riverside County first, depending on your parcel.

Phasing

Many owners pave the busiest section first and extend later.

Older homes on small ranches

Houses on the original Romola Farms parcels are often decades old, with driveways that were paved thin or never paved. Rebuilding one with a compacted base and 2 to 3 inches of asphalt, the residential section HomeGuide describes, ends the cycle of patching.

Edges without curbs

Ranch drives have no curbs, so edges need compacted shoulders to stay intact.

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