Patching & Pothole Repair in Cheyenne, WY

Patching and pothole repair takes care of the parts of a driveway or lot that have failed so the rest can stay in service. In Cheyenne, spring is pothole season. Snow peaks in March and April, the ground thaws from the top down, and water trapped above still-frozen soil softens the base. Wheels push the pavement into the soft spot, and a crack becomes a hole within weeks.

Patch types

HomeGuide lists cold patch at $2 to $4 per square foot, hot patch at $2 to $5, infrared repair at $2 to $6 and saw-cut patching at $4 to $12. Cold patch is a temporary fix for winter. Hot patch and infrared handle surface damage. When the base is soft, only a saw-cut repair addresses the cause: cut square around the damage, dig out the bad material, rebuild the base and pave back.

Why some patches last and some do not

A patch thrown into a wet hole with no compaction usually sinks or pops out by the next spring. We excavate to firm ground, replace soft material with compacted base, tack the cut edges and compact hot asphalt in lifts so the repair finishes flush and sealed.

Edges and utility cuts

Driveway edges that sit on loose soil break off piece by piece, especially where drifts melt alongside. Trenches cut for utilities often settle over time and leave a dip that holds water. Both are fixed by cutting back to sound pavement, rebuilding the base and repaving.

Repair or replace?

HomeGuide puts typical asphalt repairs at $250 to $800, pothole filling at $100 to $400 and minimum service charges at $100 to $250. If repairs would cover a large share of a driveway, or the whole surface is alligator cracked, resurfacing or replacement is usually the better spend. We show you both prices.

Winter emergencies

Asphalt plants slow down or close in the cold months, and hot-mix will not compact on frozen ground. When a hole cannot wait, a cold patch keeps it safe until we can make a permanent repair in late spring.

Lots and shared drives

On commercial lots and shared private drives, repairs are usually grouped into one visit. We walk the whole area, mark every failure, and price each one so you can decide what to fix now and what can wait a season. Grouping work also avoids paying a minimum service fee more than once.