Commercial Parking Lots in Mesquite, TX

Commercial parking lots in Mesquite carry everything from shoppers' sedans to trash trucks and delivery semis. Much of the city's retail and office space went up between the 1960s and 1980s, when Big Town Mall (1959), I-635 (1970) and Town East Mall (1971) pulled development east, and many of those lots are on their second or third surface. When an older lot develops widespread cracking, standing water and soft spots, patching stops working and the lot needs to be rebuilt.

Sections by traffic

Parking stalls see slow, light loads. Drive lanes, entrances, loading areas and dumpster pads see heavy, turning loads. Cost guides cite 4 inches or more of asphalt for commercial lots, but the right section depends on the traffic. We map where trucks go and price heavier asphalt and base there, rather than building the whole lot to the heaviest standard or the lightest.

Drainage on flat lots

May is usually Mesquite's wettest month, and spring storms can drop a lot of water fast. A lot with bowls and flat spots holds that water against the pavement, and on clay subgrade, standing water soaks in and softens the base. We shoot grades, fix low areas, and set cross slopes toward inlets and curb openings. Where a long, flat run cannot be fixed with slope alone, a valley gutter gives water a defined path.

Rebuild, overlay or patch?

We look at each section of the lot separately. Areas with sound base can be milled and overlaid. Areas with failed base need full-depth reconstruction. Isolated potholes can be cut out and patched. You get a site map and a price for each option so you can decide what to do now and what to plan for later.

Keeping you open

We phase the work so at least one entrance and part of the parking stay usable, and we schedule around store hours, church services and move-in days at apartments. Each phase reopens once the asphalt has cooled.

Permits and striping

New or rebuilt lots in Mesquite run through Building Inspection, with Professional License registration required before the permit. Restriping triggers the 2010 ADA Standards for accessible parking, so the accessible-space count and locations are part of every layout.