Asphalt mix design across Davidson County tracks Tennessee Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction Section 411, which sets aggregate gradation, binder grade, and compaction targets for hot-mix surface lifts. The Metro Nashville Public Works permit desk verifies that any contractor pulling a right-of-way ticket meets liability and bonding thresholds, and TDOT-prequalified firms appear on the public list maintained at tn.gov. The three contractors below carry documented Middle Tennessee operations, residential and commercial paving lines, and verifiable equipment capacity for parking-lot-scale jobs. Inclusion is editorial.
Quick Comparison #
| Firm | Founded | TDOT Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Paving | Greenbrier headquarters | TDOT DBE certified |
| R&R Paving | 1989 | Thirty-mile Nashville radius |
| Turner Asphalt | Roughly 1995 | Franklin regional office |
1. Crown Paving #
Crown Paving runs its production yard at 2349 Industrial Court in Greenbrier and reaches the entire Nashville metro and surrounding counties. The firm is certified as a Tennessee Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and holds Women’s Business Enterprise National Council federal certification numbers WBE1801815 and WOSB181598.
Certification Stack and Project Eligibility #
The TDOT DBE flag lets Crown work as a prime or subcontractor on federally funded paving inside Tennessee, including Davidson County right-of-way projects and Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority work where the firm also holds WBE and SBE status. The same paperwork covers Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency projects and Metro government parking-lot work.
Mix Design and Lift Sequence #
Crown specifies its base, binder, and surface lifts to TDOT Section 411 gradations, with the surface course rolled to ninety-two percent of theoretical maximum density measured by nuclear gauge on commercial pours. The crew runs a vibratory steel-wheel roller behind the paver and a pneumatic tire roller for the intermediate pass.
Service Mix #
The book of work covers asphalt paving, asphalt maintenance, concrete services, milling, sealcoating, line striping, and patching, which allows Crown to handle multi-phase lot rehabilitation on a single contract rather than handing off the milling step to a separate sub.
Crown Paving
2349 Industrial Court, Greenbrier, TN 37073
(615) 270-2401
2. R&R Paving #
R&R Paving operates from 271 Old Shackle Island Road in Hendersonville and serves a thirty-mile radius from downtown Nashville. The firm has paved driveways and parking lots since 1989 under continuous family ownership.
Residential and Commercial Scope #
The residential book covers full-depth driveway installs and resurfacing over existing asphalt, while the commercial line handles shopping-center repaves and apartment-complex lot rebuilds. Both books share the same crews and equipment, which keeps method consistent across job size.
Tack Coat and Joint Compaction #
R&R applies a CSS-1h or SS-1h emulsion tack coat between lifts on multi-lift commercial pours, the standard bond breaker prevention method called out in TDOT Section 411.03. Longitudinal joints get a notched-wedge or hot-pinch detail rolled at the same temperature window as the mat to keep joint density inside three percent of mat density.
Better Business Bureau and Service Roll #
The firm carries Better Business Bureau accreditation and runs hot crack sealing, asphalt repair, concrete repair, and tar-and-chip paving alongside the core hot-mix book, giving homeowners and property managers a single point of contact through the pavement lifecycle.
R&R Paving
271 Old Shackle Island Road, Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 824-6590
https://www.randrpavingnashville.com
3. Turner Asphalt #
Turner Asphalt runs its Middle Tennessee regional office at 104 Beasley Drive in Franklin and operates as part of the Pave America contractor group. The firm has worked the Davidson and Williamson County markets for roughly three decades.
Commercial Lot and Industrial Scope #
The Franklin office focuses on parking lots, roads, sidewalks, and industrial pads across Davidson, Williamson, and Rutherford counties, with crews scaled for jobs from single-tenant retail through large industrial property repaves. ADA parking requirements consultation is run alongside the paving work so the striping plan meets 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design Section 502.
Milling and Reclamation #
Turner runs milling and reclamation as a standalone service and as a prep step in front of its own paving crews, which is the standard rebuild sequence on commercial lots where the surface is past the point of overlay candidacy. The reclaimed material moves back into base courses on suitable jobs.
Specialty and Maintenance Lines #
The shop list includes pavement markings, crack filling, pothole repair, sealcoating, soil stabilization, drainage and utilities, power sweeping, snow plowing, and specialty sports-surface coatings, a broader spread than most Middle Tennessee paving firms carry in-house.
Turner Asphalt
104 Beasley Drive, Franklin, TN 37064
(615) 435-3268
Selection Methodology #
Each contractor had to demonstrate a verifiable Middle Tennessee physical operation, both residential and commercial scope or a clearly defined commercial-only book with parking-lot scale, and documented method that aligns with TDOT Standard Specifications Section 411. The Tennessee Department of Transportation public DBE directory and Metropolitan Nashville Public Works right-of-way permit records were used as cross-references. No firm paid for placement.
Frequently Asked Questions #
What asphalt thickness should a new residential driveway carry over a properly prepared base?
Most Nashville-area residential driveways are paved with a two-inch compacted surface course over a four to six inch compacted aggregate base, following the residential lift table in TDOT Section 411. Heavier passenger vehicles and RV traffic move the surface course toward three inches.
Does TDOT Section 411 apply to private parking-lot work?
TDOT Section 411 is the public-roadway spec, but most Middle Tennessee paving contractors write private-lot mix designs to the same Section 411 gradation and binder grade because the supplying plants run Section 411 mixes by default. Private specs can vary by engineer of record.
How is compaction density verified on a commercial pour?
A nuclear density gauge takes readings across the mat and at the longitudinal joint, with the target typically set at ninety-two percent of theoretical maximum density on the surface course. Cores can be cut for laboratory confirmation when the spec calls for it.
Did any contractor in this guide pay for placement?
No. Inclusion is editorial. No firm paid for placement, and no firm reviewed copy before publication.
Editorial Note #
This guide was published on 2026-05-11 and reflects research current as of that date. Verify licenses, phone numbers, and current business status before engaging any firm.