Asphalt Repair & Pothole Patching in Shreveport, LA
Asphalt repair and pothole patching in Shreveport is a Caddo Parish cut-and-patch job on existing pavement, not a new driveway pour and not a 2–3 year sealcoat film. Highland, Broadmoor, and South Highlands drives sit on Red River basin clay that swells after a Caddo rain, then shrinks when Ark-La-Tex heat cooks the mat to 130–150°F. That wet-dry cook opens the stone, water sits in the void, and the next loaded tire punches a pothole. We saw-cut square, remove failed mix to a locked edge, and hot-patch — throw-and-go cold mix is a winter hold, not a Caddo repair. Overlay at $2.50–$5 per sq ft is a different URL. Bossier City patch work already lives at Bossier City paving services. Call (318) 216-6124.
What we do
This page is asphalt repair and pothole patching for Caddo Parish — saw-cut hot-mix on existing Highland, Broadmoor, and South Highlands drives, pads, and small stall fields. It is not a second homepage, not a 2-inch residential pour, and not a 2–3 year sealcoat film. A new passenger-car drive lives on Asphalt driveway paving. A commercial lot bid to Louisiana DOTD gradation lives on Parking lot paving. A coal-tar or emulsion coat lives on Sealcoating. Hairline cracks that have not punched a hole yet live on Crack filling. A 2-inch overlay on sound pavement lives on Asphalt resurfacing. The job here is a square cut, failed mix out, tack, hot patch, compact to a locked edge.
On a Highland bungalow the drive is short and steep, so Caddo rain sheets to the garage apron; Red River basin clay swells under that apron, Ark-La-Tex heat shrinks it, and the next tire punches a pothole right where you park. Broadmoor ranch pads are the widest residential mats we patch in Caddo Parish, which means alligator in the open middle where clay pumps after a wet-dry cook, not just a round hole at the street. South Highlands mid-century houses often send a long side drive under shade; that clay stays wet longer after a storm, so a throw-and-go cold mix fails and we wait for a dry saw-cut. Bossier City patch work uses the existing Bossier City paving page.
Field routine on a Caddo patch: walk the hole, look for a round punch-through versus alligator that is dumping water into Red River basin clay, then decide cut-and-patch versus full-depth. A round pothole with a locked edge is a saw-cut, tack, and hot mix in two-inch lifts. Alligator that has already lost its stone, or clay pumping under a Highland or Broadmoor pad, is a full-depth patch to a locked base — sealer or overlay on that is money wasted. Infrared patching is for utility-trench restorations on a DOTD lot where a square joint would telegraph. After a Caddo storm we wait; hot mix will not lock on pumping clay. July Ark-La-Tex heat that cooks pavement to 130–150°F is fine for a dry patch. If the commercial patch bid crosses the LSLBC $50,000 line, the licence rides with the quote. Call (318) 216-6124.
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Why Shreveport Paving
- Cut-and-patch, not a pour or a film. Caddo Parish Highland, Broadmoor, and South Highlands repairs are quoted as saw-cut hot-mix on existing asphalt. We do not paste a driveway pour or a 2–3 year sealcoat onto this URL and call it a pothole patch. New 2-inch residential pours go to the driveway page; DOTD lots go to the parking-lot page; coats go to sealcoating.
- Wet-dry cook honesty. Red River basin clay swells after a Caddo rain and shrinks when Ark-La-Tex heat cooks the mat. That is how a pothole opens. We wait until the clay is not pumping. A dry July patch is honest; a wet-void compact is not.
- Full-depth when alligator dumps into clay. Sealcoat and overlay do not lock a moving subgrade. If Red River basin clay has opened alligator under a Highland or Broadmoor pad, that is a full-depth patch to a locked base, not a coat. We say so on the walk.
- LSLBC when the commercial patch hits $50k. Louisiana requires a State Licensing Board contractor licence for commercial projects at $50,000 and above per job. A typical Highland residential pothole sits below that; a wide Caddo commercial stall field on DOTD mix can cross $50k after one wet-dry cook. Certificates go out on request.
- Hot mix after a square cut. The finish on this page is saw-cut, failed mix out, tack, hot patch compacted in lifts, infrared only on utility trenches. Cold mix is a winter hold. Call (318) 216-6124 for the next dry Caddo window.
What Asphalt Repair & Pothole Patching costs in Shreveport
A Caddo Parish cut-and-patch pothole in Highland, Broadmoor, or South Highlands is $150–$600 on the homepage table; a full-depth alligator patch that has dumped water into Red River basin clay is $400–$1,500 depending on size. Ark-La-Tex heat does not raise the printed number; it tells us how far past the raveled edge the saw has to go. A commercial stall field whose patch bid crosses the LSLBC $50,000 line carries the licence in the same quote. Overlay is a different job at $2.50–$5 per sq ft; a new driveway pour is $4–$8; a sealcoat is $0.20–$0.45 — see Asphalt driveway paving, Parking lot paving, and Sealcoating. The published patch band sits on the Shreveport paving cost page.
Prices on this page are estimates from previous work. We cannot quote an exact price. The actual cost can be lower or higher depending on the job. The person who knows is the professional who will do the work. You get a written quote after we see the house.
How to get started
Call (318) 216-6124 with the street in Highland, Broadmoor, South Highlands, or elsewhere in Caddo Parish so the quote uses this $150–$600 cut-and-patch band, not an overlay, driveway-pour, or sealcoat range. Have a rough size of the hole, say whether it is a round punch-through after Ark-La-Tex heat or alligatored into Red River basin clay, and say whether water is still standing from the last Caddo storm — that is how we know cut-and-patch versus full-depth versus wait-until-dry.
Bossier City patch work uses the existing Bossier City paving services page. If you would rather send a written request, use the contact page; there is no form on this repair URL. We walk the hole, then you get the written quote.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Asphalt Repair & Pothole Patching cost in Shreveport?
A Caddo Parish cut-and-patch pothole in Highland, Broadmoor, or South Highlands typically lands in the $150–$600 band on the homepage table. Full-depth alligator patches that have dumped water into Red River basin clay run $400–$1,500 depending on size. Ark-La-Tex heat oxidizes the raveled edge so we saw past failed stone; that does not change the printed band, it changes how far the cut has to go. A commercial stall field whose patch bid crosses LSLBC $50,000 carries the licence. Overlay at $2.50–$5 per sq ft, driveway paving at $4–$8, and sealcoat at $0.20–$0.45 are different jobs. You get a written quote after we see the house.
How long does Asphalt Repair & Pothole Patching in Shreveport, LA take?
A typical Caddo Parish residential pothole — Highland garage apron, Broadmoor ranch pad, or South Highlands side drive — is a same-day saw-cut and hot-mix once the hole is dry. After a Caddo storm, Red River basin clay is still pumping; hot mix will not lock on a wet void, so we wait. Ark-La-Tex heat in July cooks the mat to 130–150°F, which is fine for a dry patch (unlike a sealcoat that flash-cures) but we still will not compact into clay that is shrinking under us. A full-depth alligator patch on a DOTD lot takes longer because we excavate to a locked base.
Do I need a permit?
A residential pothole patch inside Caddo Parish typically does not need a City of Shreveport paving permit and sits under the LSLBC $50,000 commercial line. Highland, Broadmoor, and South Highlands private drives behind the right-of-way usually need no filing for a saw-cut hot-patch. Red River basin clay does not trigger a permit; a pumping subgrade is a bigger patch, not a filing. A commercial lot on DOTD mix whose patch bid crosses $50k is a licensed job we file. Ark-La-Tex heat only tells us whether the hole is dry enough to compact.
Who does the work and what credentials do they hold?
Louisiana requires a State Licensing Board contractor licence for commercial projects at $50,000 and above per job. A Highland, Broadmoor, or South Highlands residential pothole in Caddo Parish typically sits below that LSLBC threshold; we still carry general liability and workers’ comp, and certificates go out on request. A wide commercial alligator field on DOTD mix can cross $50k after Ark-La-Tex heat and a wet-dry cook have punched holes into Red River basin clay — that still stays this URL, licensed. Call (318) 216-6124.
Do you handle urgent situations?
A pothole dumping water toward a Highland garage, a Broadmoor stall that will punch through after the next Caddo wet-dry cook, or a South Highlands side-drive hole on Red River basin clay is the usual need-this-patch-now call. We can throw a temporary cold mix if the hole is a hazard, then schedule the saw-cut hot-patch when the clay is not pumping. Ark-La-Tex heat does not stop a dry patch. Call (318) 216-6124. Patching is not a same-day overlay and not a new driveway.
Ready for Asphalt Repair & Pothole Patching in Shreveport, LA?
Call (318) 216-6124 for a Caddo Parish patch walk in Highland, Broadmoor, or South Highlands — Red River basin clay and the Ark-La-Tex wet-dry cook included, not a new-drive or sealcoat number. Free on-site quote. No obligation.