Asphalt Coatings Company Completes Mill and Pave at Colorado Mills in Lakewood, Colorado
A regional mall parking lot is among the most demanding pavement a contractor can work on. Shoppers, delivery trucks and staff use it every day, and it cannot simply be closed. At Colorado Mills on West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, Asphalt Coatings Company milled, repaved and patched parking lots and drive lanes over about five weeks, with site photos from 23 separate days recording each stage.
Asphalt Coatings Company completes mill and pave projects in Lakewood, Colorado. Asphalt Coatings Company milled and repaved parking lots and drive lanes at Colorado Mills. Asphalt Coatings Company striped the repaved section at Colorado Mills. Asphalt Coatings Company placed asphalt patches across the Colorado Mills property.
Mill, Pave, Stripe in Three Days
Asphalt Coatings Company sequenced the Colorado Mills mill and pave over three consecutive days. Milling came first, new asphalt went down the next day, and the crew striped the new section the day after that. Patches then went in across the property over the following four weeks.
Milling and Repaving One Section
Asphalt Coatings Company milled and repaved a section of the Colorado Mills parking lot in four steps.
The Steps
- Mill: a milling machine ground off the worn surface while a skid steer worked alongside.
- Check depth: the crew checked the cut depth with a tape measure at the edge of the milled area.
- Pave: a dump truck fed the paver along the curved drive lane.
- Roll: a roller compacted the new asphalt behind the paver.
Checking depth at the edge of the cut confirms the milled surface is ready for the new asphalt before paving begins.
Striping the New Pavement
Asphalt Coatings Company striped the repaved section at Colorado Mills the day after paving. Fresh markings restored the layout so drivers and pedestrians could use the area right away.
- White lines lay out the stalls across the repaved section.
- A blue accessible symbol and a hatched aisle mark the new ADA stall.
- A white crosswalk crosses the drive lane in front of one storefront.
- A yellow center line guides drivers through the repaved curve.
Patching Across the Property
Asphalt Coatings Company patched drive lanes, parking rows and crosswalks at Colorado Mills over four weeks. Patches run through stall rows, along curbs, beside ADA stalls and across painted crosswalks and double yellow lines. Some of the patching was done after dark.
Working in phases, and at night where needed, let the crew reach damaged areas around the mall while keeping the rest of the lot available to shoppers.
Why Large Retail Sites Combine Mill and Pave With Patching
Asphalt Coatings Company combines mill and pave with asphalt patching on large commercial properties. Milling and repaving restores a section where the surface has worn out broadly. Patching addresses localized failures elsewhere on the site. Using both on one property puts the heavier work where it is needed and targeted repairs everywhere else.
On a site the size of Colorado Mills, that approach also spreads the work over weeks rather than closing large parts of the lot at once.
About Asphalt Coatings Company
Asphalt Coatings Company is a commercial asphalt and concrete contractor serving Colorado's Front Range since 1986, with offices in Aurora, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. The company handles projects up to 1,500 parking spaces and provides mill and pave, asphalt patching, infrared repair, crack sealing, sealcoating, parking lot striping and concrete work with in-house crews.
Lakewood and west metro property managers can request a free on-site assessment. The Colorado Mills project shows how a large shopping destination can be milled, repaved, striped and patched in a planned sequence over about five weeks.