Asphalt Paving
Hot mix asphalt paving from the ground up for homes, ranches and businesses: the site graded for drainage, the base put down and compacted, then hot mix laid with our own LeeBoy pavers and rolled while it is hot.
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Franklin is the Robertson County seat, a town of about 1,800 people on US 79. The city itself covers barely more than a square mile. The ZIP around it, 77856, runs across about 370 square miles of ranch and hay country. About three out of four homes in that ZIP sit outside the city limits. That is the split we work here: short driveways on the old grid downtown, and long drives off numbered county roads.
We are JEJ Asphalt & Concrete Recovery, based in North Zulch, about 30 road miles southeast of Franklin. We come over on the Old San Antonio Road and up FM 2446. Hot mix asphalt paving is the main work, from asphalt driveways at the house to parking lots for businesses on the highway. We also chip seal, sealcoat, crack fill, patch and stripe in Robertson County. Call or text (979) 595-5944 and we will come look at the site and give you a free estimate.
Tell us about the driveway, lot or road. We come out, look at the site and give you a written estimate.
The soil map changes inside a two mile circle around the courthouse. The middle of town sits on Rader fine sandy loam. It looks sandy on top. The NRCS description calls it very slowly permeable, with water perching above the clay through long wet spells from December to May.
Go north a couple of miles and it turns to Silstid loamy fine sand, which is well drained and loose. Go south toward US 79 and it turns to Lufkin loam. That is a claypan soil, and NRCS rates it near the top of the shrink and swell range. East and southwest of town it is Tabor fine sandy loam, also high for shrink and swell. Two drives a mile apart can need different base work.
Robertson County gets about 38 inches of rain a year. Water is what breaks pavement here, not traffic. So the grade, the ditch, the culvert and the compacted base do most of the work. The asphalt on top is the last part of a job that starts in the dirt.
Downtown Franklin is an old grid of streets around the courthouse square, north of US 79. Lots are small in there and driveways are short. Much of that pavement has been down a long time. The work is usually patching, an overlay, or tearing it out and starting over.
Past the city limits it is a different job. Robertson County has long run on beef cattle, cotton and hay, and the drives match. A quarter mile of dirt or gravel off a numbered county road, a gate, a turnaround at the barn. Those drives carry feed trucks, hay trailers and cattle trailers, so we build the base for the load. Ranch roads and private roads get the same treatment at a bigger scale.
Crown and drainage decide how long a rural drive lasts. Water has to leave the road instead of standing in the ruts. So we grade it, shape the ditches and set the culvert where it belongs. Road base goes down and gets compacted before any asphalt is laid on it.
US 79 is the highway that carries Franklin, and it runs east and west across the whole county. It is the road most businesses front on. The lots along it take real weight: delivery trucks, work trucks and trailers backing in.
North and east of town there are lignite mines and a power plant. Oil and gas work runs across the county as well. That means equipment yards, shop pads and lots that see loaded trucks every day. We build those sections heavier where the trucks run and keep water moving off them.
We plan the work in phases with you so a business can stay open while we pave. After paving, fresh lot striping lays out the stalls, the fire lane and the accessible spaces. Churches, shops, equipment yards and new commercial buildings are all work we take.
In Franklin that depends on the road you are tying into. US 79 is a US route. FM 46 runs through town as North Bremond Street and South Wheelock Street. West Decherd Street by the courthouse carries FM 1644, and East Grant Street carries FM 2446. All four are state right of way.
A driveway onto state right of way needs a TxDOT permit from the district office. Robertson County sits in TxDOT's Bryan District. On a city street inside Franklin, ask City Hall before anyone cuts into the curb or the shoulder.
Out on a county road, the county road and bridge office sets the culvert size and the tie-in. Those rules differ from county to county, so ask before the work starts. We build to what the road owner requires. The estimate spells out the base work, the thickness and the square footage for your job.
Communities and areas we serve around Franklin: Downtown Franklin and the courthouse square, The US 79 corridor, New Baden, Easterly, Wheelock, Camp Creek Lake, Calvert, Hearne.
Franklin ZIP codes served: 77856.
Free estimates throughout Robertson County and the surrounding area.
(979) 595-5944 Hot mix asphalt paving from the ground up for homes, ranches and businesses: the site graded for drainage, the base put down and compacted, then hot mix laid with our own LeeBoy pavers and rolled while it is hot.
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New asphalt driveways, gravel drives paved over and worn out drives replaced. We grade the site, build the base and lay hot mix with our own LeeBoy pavers.
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We build, replace and expand asphalt parking lots for businesses across the Brazos Valley. The work is planned in phases with you so the doors can stay open.
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We pave private roads, ranch roads and subdivision streets in hot mix asphalt or chip seal. The base, the crown and the ditches come first, so water leaves the road.
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Chip seal builds a tough rock surface for ranch roads, private roads and long rural driveways. We spray the emulsion, spread the rock and roll it in, course by course.
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Sealcoating for asphalt driveways and parking lots across the Brazos Valley. We blow the surface clean, fill the cracks, then put the sealer down.
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We fill asphalt cracks with hot rubber sealant on driveways, parking lots and private roads. The cracks are blown clean and dry before any sealant goes in, because that is what makes the fill hold.
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We repair potholes, sunken spots, crumbling edges and failed patches in asphalt driveways, parking lots and private roads. Bad pavement is saw cut out, the base rebuilt where it failed, then a hot mix patch is compacted in.
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We repair and maintain asphalt parking lots for businesses, churches, motels, shops and HOAs. Cracks get filled and failed spots patched, then the lot is sealcoated and restriped.
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They were professional, efficient, and delivered high-quality work. The team showed up on time, and left the area clean when they were done. You can tell they take pride in their work. Highly recommend them to anyone needing asphalt repair!
JEJ Concrete and Asphalt Recovery went above and beyond from start to finish. Professional, responsive, and they take real pride in their work. You can tell they know what they’re doing—the quality and attention to detail speaks for itself. They showed up when they said they would, got the job done efficiently, and left everything looking better than expected. It’s hard to find companies that still operate with this level of integrity and consistency. If you need concrete or asphalt work done right the first time, JEJ is the one to call. Highly recommend.
Great quality sealer jobs and customer service! Just an all around good company
If You’re needing someone to handle all of your driveways parking lots Or anything of that nature These people are here are the best of the best
Owner is respectful and polite. From the beginning to the end results we are very happy. So easy to work with and willing to adjust to changes also on time and reliable. The yard was nice and clean when they pulled out. Wow, what a difference it makes. Thanks guys!
Awesome experience. Very responsive. On time and on budget.
A few of the questions we hear most around Franklin. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Tell us what needs paving, sealing, patching or striping, and we will come out and look at it. Call or text (979) 595-5944, or send the form with the details of the job.
Tell us about the driveway, lot or road. We come out, look at the site and give you a written estimate.