Arthur Paving & Excavating, Inc.

When we decided to pave our 350’ gravel driveway with asphalt, we did a lot of on-line research. We learned that a long-lasting drive should have a well-compacted 3” crushed-stone subbase, a 3” asphalt base layer, and a 1” asphalt top layer, with no recycled material in the asphalt mix. We were also able to estimate a fair cost. Next, we researched all the residential paving companies working in Monroe County, and contacted two Angie’s List top-rated pavers headquartered here in Bloomington. One sent out a slick estimator who told us all we needed was to move the gravel we had around a little and pave over it with a single 4” asphalt layer of top-coat material. He came up with a cost that was 50% more than we had estimated for our original, far more-comprehensive specifications. Our voice-mail message to the second paver was never returned. After more research, we selected Arthur Paving & Excavating of Bedford. A family-owned operation, they’ve been serving Lawrence Co. and the surrounding area for over 30 years. Their Better Business Bureau overview rating was A+, and they were members of the Bedford Chamber of Commerce. They also had an informative website and Facebook page, and we found no bad reviews. A few days after speaking on the phone with Jeff Arthur, he came out and listened to what we wanted done. He then came up with a price that was in line with our own cost estimate. About two weeks later, Jeff and his crew arrived and worked diligently, efficiently, and very neatly. They were all friendly and very competent. In short, we’re most pleased with the appearance and quality of our newly paved driveway and highly recommend Arthur Paving.