Shrewsbury Borough is one of the older settled places in Monmouth County, centered on the historic crossroads where Broad Street meets Sycamore Avenue, a short distance south of Red Bank. Today it blends established neighborhoods with one of the busiest commercial stretches in the area along Route 35. Dan The Paver builds asphalt driveways for Shrewsbury homeowners and repaves asphalt parking lots for the shopping centers, offices and medical buildings that line the highway.
Neighborhood streets off Broad and Sycamore
Residential Shrewsbury is mostly colonials, ranches and split-levels on comfortable suburban lots, many on quiet side streets and cul-de-sacs branching off Broad Street, Sycamore Avenue and Shrewsbury Avenue. Typical driveways are two-car width running straight to an attached garage, with some longer drives on the larger properties toward the borough’s edges. A lot of these driveways went in a long time ago and have reached the point where spot repairs no longer keep up.
When the base is still solid, milling off the old top and repaving can give a tired surface a new life. When the old asphalt is cracked through, heaved or sunken, we recommend full removal and rebuilding from the subgrade. Our page on asphalt driveway paving walks through both paths.
What is under Shrewsbury lawns
Shrewsbury is inland enough that it lacks the pure beach sand of the shore towns. Soils here are more of a loamy mix, with clay pockets in places that hold moisture and swell or soften when wet. That is the most common reason we see settling and alligator cracking on older driveways in town.
On a replacement, we excavate past the old asphalt and any soft fill, cut back clay where it is close to the surface, and build up a compacted aggregate base. Proper compaction and a consistent slope away from the house and garage are what keep a new driveway flat. Where the lot pitches toward the home, we shape the grade so water is carried around and off the surface.
Route 35 parking lots
Route 35 through Shrewsbury carries heavy traffic to shopping plazas, Shrewsbury Plaza, car dealerships, banks, restaurants and office and medical buildings. Lots like these see constant turning traffic, delivery trucks and drive-through lanes. We provide parking lot paving for owners and property managers, including milling worn surfaces, cutting out and repairing failed sections, and full repaving with phased scheduling.
Talk to the borough first
Before a driveway widening or a new curb cut, check with the Shrewsbury construction and zoning office about apron details and impervious coverage limits. Commercial owners should confirm any site plan conditions that apply to their lot.
Shrewsbury borders Red Bank and Little Silver, where we also work regularly. The full list is on our Monmouth County paving page.
Shrewsbury paving questions
Can you repave a retail or office lot on Route 35 in Shrewsbury without closing the business?
In most cases, yes. Route 35 properties in Shrewsbury depend on steady customer traffic, so we break the lot into sections, mill and pave one area at a time, and keep an entrance open. Early morning or weekend scheduling is possible for some sites. We walk the lot with the owner or manager first and lay out a phasing plan that keeps parking available.
My Shrewsbury driveway has a dip where water sits after rain. Can that be fixed without a full replacement?
Sometimes. If the low spot is local and the rest of the driveway is sound, we can fix the drainage at the edges and reshape the grade around it. If the whole surface is tired or the drainage problem runs the full length, milling and repaving or a complete replacement makes more sense. Shrewsbury's mix of loam and clay can hold water, so we look at the cause before recommending anything.
