Cedar Rapids Asphalt Notes
Short, sourced articles about pavement problems that belong to Cedar Rapids and the rest of Linn County. Each one starts from a local record, a city rule or NOAA's normals for the airport station, and explains what it means for a driveway or a small lot.
The first two posts look back at the 2020 derecho cleanup and ahead to fall, the stretch between the last sealing weather and the first plow. Prices stay on the cost page rather than in these posts, and quote requests from any page go to independent local contractors.
Heavy Equipment, Derecho Debris and the Driveway
The 2020 cleanup hauled more than four million cubic yards of wood out of Cedar Rapids, and some driveways still carry the marks.
Read the full postUsing the Fifth Season to Get a Cedar Rapids Driveway Ready for Winter
Between the last warm nights of September and the first plow there is a short stretch that decides how a driveway comes through March.
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