Asphalt and Parking Lot Removal Around Sunnyvale

Parking Lot Removal for Sunnyvale Redevelopment Sites

When a campus in Moffett Park or Peery Park is rebuilt, the surface parking that surrounded the old buildings usually disappears. New projects put parking in structures or under buildings, and the land the lot sat on becomes building pad, landscaping or open space. Removing that asphalt is often the largest single scope on a site by area.

A full parking lot removal includes the asphalt, the aggregate base under it if the new design calls for it, concrete curbs and gutters, landscape islands, wheel stops, light pole foundations and buried irrigation. Storm drain inlets in the lot need protection so dust and slurry do not wash into the system. We plan the removal sequence with the general contractor so the site stays drivable for as long as possible.

Asphalt Grinding vs Full-Depth Removal

Grinding, also called milling, removes the top layer of asphalt with a machine that turns it into small chips. It is used when the base below is sound and the lot will be repaved at a new surface. Full-depth removal breaks out all the asphalt and, if needed, the base rock below it. That is the choice when the ground will be built on or regraded.

Many Sunnyvale lots have been overlaid more than once, so the asphalt is thicker than it looks at the edge. We take core samples or dig a test spot to check thickness before giving a price. Thickness drives both the time and the number of truck loads.

There is also a middle option for lots that are cracked but not failing everywhere. We can remove and replace only the worst sections, called dig-outs, and the paving contractor overlays the rest. That keeps most of the lot in service and puts the budget where the pavement has actually broken down.

Retail, Church and Apartment Lot Asphalt Removal

Smaller asphalt jobs come up all over the city. Retail centers along El Camino Real and Fremont Avenue replace their lots in sections so stores can stay open. Apartment complexes near Fair Oaks Avenue and Lawrence Expressway redo shared driveways and carport areas. Churches and schools take on parking lot work during summer breaks.

For these jobs we phase the work, keep fire lanes and accessible parking open, and coordinate with property managers on signage and notice to tenants. Night and weekend work is possible when the city's noise rules and the property's hours allow it.

Asphalt Recycling and Residential Driveways in Sunnyvale

Asphalt is one of the most recycled materials in construction. Ground or broken asphalt goes to a plant where it becomes recycled asphalt pavement and is mixed back into new paving. We keep asphalt loads free of concrete, soil and trash so they qualify, and we document the tonnage for the city's construction waste reporting.

On the residential side, a handful of Sunnyvale homes and flag lots have asphalt driveways rather than concrete. Removing them follows the same steps at a smaller scale: saw cut where they meet the street apron or the garage slab, break out, load, and leave a graded base for pavers or new paving.