Closing your business parking lot for asphalt paving requires strategic planning to minimize disruptions while ensuring the best results.
Whether it’s for sealcoating or complete paving, preparation helps maintain customer access and smooth operations.
Because asphalt contractors know that your parking lot is critical to your business, they are accustomed to “going the extra mile” to make the process more convenient for you and your customers.
If the work is to be performed on a large parking lot with a minimum of two access points, it is often possible to divide the area into sections. Sections can be closed separately, and the work can be completed and the section reopened before the next section is closed.
When it comes to closing your business parking lot for asphalt paving, coordination is key.
Asphalt contractors can divide your lot into sections to keep part of it operational while work progresses.
This phased approach allows you to maintain business activities without sacrificing quality paving results.
As a general rule, however, you can expect that:
- Freshly sealcoated areas can be reopened to pedestrians within just a few hours and to vehicle traffic within 12 to 24 hours.
- Newly paved areas will need to remain closed to both types of traffic for at least 24 hours.
- Clients can help make the work progress faster (enabling the lot to be reopened more quickly) if they:
- Shut down automatic sprinkler systems before the contractor’s crew arrives. At minimum, the sprinkler systems should remain off until the area can be reopened to vehicles.
- If applicable, make sure that someone on the premises has the key to allow contractors to access work areas behind locked gates.
- Inform employees of scheduled work if it will be necessary for them to use a specific entrance or section of the lot to park.
- Realize that paving can result in a noisier environment than normal and plan accordingly, such as not scheduling outdoor activities in the vicinity if noise might be an issue.
Proper preparation is essential for closing your business parking lot for asphalt paving.
At B&E Coating Services, we tailor our paving solutions to fit your schedule and minimize downtime.
For expert paving services in Michigan, call us at 989-352-7305 or submit an online request.
Let us help you maintain a safe and professional parking lot for your business.
