Paving Contractors in Cheyenne, WY

For paving contractors in Cheyenne, the calendar sets the pace. The average freezing window runs from about September 29 to May 14, which leaves roughly 106 days of growing season, and snowfall of about 60 inches a year peaks in March and April rather than midwinter. Hot-mix paving, sealcoating and most crack sealing all have to happen in the warm months, and the pavement has to be built well enough to handle the rest of the year on its own.

A railroad city that grew fast

Cheyenne was platted on July 5, 1867, as the Union Pacific's junction town and incorporated a month later. It grew so quickly it was called the Magic City of the Plains, and it has been Wyoming's only capital since the territorial legislature first met there in 1869. The city counted 53,011 people in 2000, 59,466 in 2010 and 65,132 in 2020. Neighborhoods range from historic blocks near the Capitol and depot to subdivisions on the north and east edges, and their driveways range just as widely in age and condition.

Homes and owners

Census QuickFacts for 2020 to 2024 shows 67.1 percent of Cheyenne homes owner-occupied, a median owner-occupied value of $333,700, and 82.8 percent of residents in the same home a year earlier. Owners who stay put get the benefit of maintenance: crack sealing and sealcoating every few years are far cheaper than a replacement that came ten years early.

Chinooks and freeze-thaw

Chinook winds push afternoon highs above 50 degrees on about twenty days between December and February, while highs stay below freezing on about 35 days a year. Each warm afternoon melts snow into cracks; each cold night freezes it. That cycle, repeated through a long winter and a snowy spring, is what breaks Cheyenne pavement. A dry, compacted base and sealed cracks are the answer.

F.E. Warren and big lots

F.E. Warren Air Force Base, about three miles west of town, began as Fort D.A. Russell in 1867 and is the oldest continuously active installation in the Air Force. Its 90th Missile Wing keeps 150 Minuteman III missiles on alert across a 9,600-square-mile field in three states. Government, transportation, the military and newer data centers anchor the local economy, and the lots that serve them carry heavy, steady traffic.

Frontier Days

Cheyenne Frontier Days has run since 1897 and fills ten days around the last full week of July, drawing nearly 200,000 people. Businesses and churches that rent parking during the celebration, and lots along the routes to Frontier Park, are best repaired, sealed and striped by early July.

Where water goes

The city sits along Crow Creek and Dry Creek, and summer rain arrives in short, heavy bursts between May and August. Every driveway and lot we price gets a look at slope and drainage so water leaves the pavement quickly.

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