East Jefferson's largest community
Asphalt Paving in Metairie, LA
Mid-century neighborhoods, busy commercial corridors and ground only a few feet above sea level.
- Free on-site estimates
- Written scope: base, thickness and drainage spelled out
- Permit questions answered before work is scheduled
Metairie Driveways and Commercial Lots
Asphalt paving in Metairie covers more homes and businesses than any other suburb of New Orleans. Metairie is an unincorporated census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, about 23 square miles at an elevation of roughly 3 feet, with 143,507 residents in 2020. It peaked at 164,160 people in 1980, which tells you when much of its housing went up: the 1950s through the 1970s.
Driveways from the boom years
The 2019 American Community Survey counted 61,354 housing units in Metairie, 64 percent in single-unit buildings and 59 percent owner-occupied, with a median home value of $246,600. Most of those houses have a driveway, and many of those driveways have been patched, overlaid and settled for decades. When the surface is sinking toward the street or holding water, rebuilding the base is the fix.
Canals and corridors
Veterans Memorial Boulevard was laid out alongside a drainage canal, and the 17th Street Canal forms the border with New Orleans. Interstate 10, the Earhart Expressway, Airline Highway and the south end of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway all run through Metairie. The commercial lots along those corridors carry heavy traffic and need regular repairs, sealing and striping.
Jefferson Parish permits
Jefferson Parish requires a driveway permit for any new, replacement or additional driveway apron on parish right-of-way, handled through its Department of Engineering. The parish standard drawings show residential aprons in 6-inch concrete, between 8.5 and 25 feet wide, at no more than a 5 percent slope, with the driveway kept at least 4 feet from hydrants, poles and catch basins. Where a driveway is on a state road, Louisiana DOTD issues the permit instead.
Ground that keeps settling
At about 3 feet above sea level and built on drained wetland, much of Metairie sits on soft ground. We build a deeper compacted stone base where we find soft soil and set the slope to the street drain.
What Metairie projects usually involve
The most common jobs are full driveway replacements on 1960s and 1970s ranch homes, widening a single drive for a second car, and strip-center lots along Veterans, Clearview and Causeway. For homes, the slope at the apron and a solid base near the street matter most; for lots, drainage to the inlets and a phased schedule do.
Costs
HomeGuide puts a 400-square-foot asphalt driveway at about $2,000 to $4,800 nationally and Angi lists removal and replacement at $8 to $15 per square foot. Apron work, if needed, adds parish permit steps and concrete.
Call (504) 499-5506 or get a free estimate.
Metairie Facts That Shape the Job
- Size and population. Metairie is an unincorporated CDP of about 23.3 square miles at 3 feet elevation, with 143,507 residents in 2020 and a 1980 peak of 164,160.
- Housing. The 2019 ACS counted 61,354 housing units: 64% single-unit, 59% owner-occupied, median value $246,600.
- Drainage canals. Veterans Memorial Boulevard was laid out alongside a drainage canal, and the 17th Street Canal forms the border with New Orleans.
- Parish apron permit. Jefferson Parish requires a permit for new, replacement or additional driveway aprons on parish right-of-way; standard aprons are 6-inch concrete, 8.5 to 25 feet wide.
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Metairie Questions
Who issues driveway permits in Metairie?
Jefferson Parish, through its Department of Engineering, for aprons on parish right-of-way. State roads go through Louisiana DOTD.
Can you pave a strip-center lot on Veterans?
Yes. We repair, resurface, seal and stripe commercial lots in sections to keep them open.
My driveway slopes toward the house. Can that be fixed?
Yes. When we rebuild, we regrade the base so water runs to the street.
Can I widen my Metairie driveway?
Usually, within the parish apron limits of 8.5 to 25 feet, as long as the driveway stays at least 4 feet from hydrants, poles and catch basins.
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