Highland Springs’ Local Sealcoating Company
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RVA Asphalt & Sealcoating is a local asphalt contractor serving Highland Springs, Virginia, the historic streetcar suburb just east of Richmond that has anchored east Henrico County for more than 130 years. Our work here looks like sealcoating driveways along the alphabetized streets around Nine Mile Road, maintaining parking lots for the small businesses and community facilities that line the historic corridor, and handling asphalt repair for properties in one of the oldest continuously developed neighborhoods in Henrico.
Highland Springs was founded in the 1890s by Edmund Sewell Read as a streetcar suburb on the Seven Pines Railway line, which connected Richmond to the Seven Pines National Cemetery. Read laid out the community along the pre-existing Nine Mile Road with cross streets named alphabetically after plants (Ash, Beech, Cedar, Daisy, Elm, Fern, and so on). That original grid still defines the neighborhood, and most of the pavement here sits on ground that has been continuously occupied longer than the automobile has existed. That single fact drives most of what we do in Highland Springs.
Highland Springs also sits at about 171 feet of elevation, which is low for the Richmond metro. The water table runs higher here than in the rolling Piedmont subdivisions farther west, and drainage design plays a bigger role in whether pavement work actually holds. Properties inside the Highland Springs Historic District may carry additional considerations for visible exterior work, and we confirm scope before we start.
When you call us, you get a contractor who has been on Highland Springs streets from the historic core along Nine Mile Road out to the newer sections, and who knows what makes a century-old streetcar suburb different from anywhere else in Henrico.
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Driveway Sealcoating
Highland Springs driveways are typically working through decades of weather on subgrades that predate modern engineering. The community was built as a streetcar suburb in the 1890s, and many residential lots have had asphalt driveways for a substantial share of that timeline. On pavement this age, the base story matters more than the surface. Sealcoating on a two to three year cadence keeps the surface binder pliable and blocks water from reaching a base that may not shed it well. Fresh sealcoat is often what buys another decade of service life on a Highland Springs driveway before repaving becomes unavoidable.
Commercial and Parking Lot Sealcoating
Highland Springs commercial work runs smaller and more historic than the Broad Street or Short Pump corridors. Neighborhood retail along Nine Mile Road, medical offices, small professional buildings, community facilities, some of them in original streetcar-era storefronts still in continuous use. Commercial sealcoating on a proactive cycle costs a fraction of what full replacement runs, and we phase Highland Springs commercial work around your specific operating hours rather than a generic maintenance calendar. Most Highland Springs commercial properties operate on weekday schedules, which gives us clean overnight and weekend windows.
Asphalt Repair
Highland Springs sits low, around 171 feet above sea level, which puts it near the transition between Piedmont uplands and coastal plain. Water tables run higher here than in the west-county subdivisions, and drainage plays a bigger role in whether repairs actually hold. What surfaces as a routine crack on a Highland Springs driveway can trace back to seasonal groundwater rather than surface water intrusion, which changes the correct repair. We assess before we quote, we identify what’s actually causing the failure, and we tell you when a fix solves the problem versus when it needs deeper work to actually stick.
Crack Sealing
Water reaches your base through cracks narrower than a pencil, and Highland Springs’ combination of humid summers and higher water tables keeps subgrades damp longer than in higher-elevation parts of Henrico. Every winter freeze cycle widens the crack from below. We schedule Highland Springs crack sealing in shoulder seasons, late spring and early fall, when sealant bonds best and before the next freeze cycle can push a small crack into structural territory.
Parking Lot Striping
Faded striping on Highland Springs commercial properties creates the same problems it does on larger sites. Reduced effective capacity because drivers hedge on ambiguous lines. ADA exposure when accessible parking fades to invisibility. Loss of first impression at neighborhood storefronts where walk-in traffic is the business. Our striping crews handle full layouts, restripes, fire lanes, directional flow, and ADA-compliant accessible parking that meets current Henrico County code.
Driveway Paving
Most Highland Springs driveway paving is retrofit work, not new construction. The community was largely built out by the mid-1900s, which means new asphalt here means working around mature landscaping, established drainage patterns, and neighboring properties with tight setbacks. On properties inside the Highland Springs Historic District, visible exterior work may require additional coordination. Before we spec a driveway, we look at what’s actually underneath and match base depth, drainage design, and compaction to the specific site.
Commercial Properties We Serve in Highland Springs
From a small storefront on Nine Mile Road to a professional office in an established building, we handle paving and maintenance for Highland Springs properties across every scale and use type.
HOAs & Communities
Aging shared roads and parking, typically on a fixed reserve budget.
Property Managers
Multiple buildings and tenants who notice the lot first.
Retail & Shopping Centers
High-traffic lots where first impressions bring customers back.
Warehouse & Distribution
Heavy trucks and constant turning that punish pavement daily.
Medical &
Senior Facilities
Patient access, ADA path-of-travel, and noise-sensitive scheduling.
Churches &
Religious Facilities
Lots that sit quiet, then fill to capacity in a few hours.
Offices &
Business Parks
Schools &
Municipal Sites
Bus loops, drop-off lanes, and faculty parking that need to be ready before the school year starts.
Why Local Knowledge Matters in Highland Springs
Highland Springs is one of the oldest continuously developed communities in Henrico County, and understanding that distinction matters for paving here. Most of the residential base construction predates modern stormwater engineering, modern subgrade specifications, and modern loading assumptions. Every pavement project in Highland Springs is essentially a retrofit on top of infrastructure designed for an earlier era.
The original 1890s street grid, laid out by Edmund Sewell Read along Nine Mile Road with cross streets named alphabetically after plants, was designed for streetcar traffic and pedestrian access. It wasn’t designed for the trash trucks, delivery vans, and moving vans that use those same streets every day now. What surfaces as a routine driveway crack in Highland Springs often traces to cumulative load on a subgrade that was never engineered for it. Patching alone frequently doesn’t hold on driveways this age. Full-depth reconstruction with proper base rebuilding is often the honest fix.
Highland Springs also sits at low elevation for the Richmond metro, close to the transition between Piedmont uplands and coastal plain. The water table runs higher here than in west-county subdivisions, and drainage design plays a bigger role in whether pavement work holds. We often specify deeper base preparation on Highland Springs paving jobs than we would on the same-size driveway in Short Pump or Innsbrook, because the ground under the surface behaves differently.
The Highland Springs Historic District carries additional considerations for visible exterior work on properties inside its boundary. Not every Highland Springs property falls inside the district, and not every district-adjacent project triggers additional review, but the boundary matters for scoping and we confirm before we start.
Along Nine Mile Road, the commercial pattern has its own layer. Some of the storefronts on the corridor are original streetcar-era buildings that have been continuously occupied since the community was founded. Others are 1950s and 60s infill from when the streetcar service ended. Both benefit from proactive sealcoating and crack maintenance to preserve what’s already there.
Reference material worth reading: our knowledge base on how Richmond humidity affects asphalt and signs your commercial parking lot needs attention after winter.
Permits and Regulations
Highland Springs sits in Henrico County, which handles all paving permits for the community. The Henrico County Department of Building Construction and Inspections at the Parham Road government complex issues permits for paving work throughout the county. Standard driveway sealcoating and minor crack repair don’t require permits. New driveway construction, expanded impervious surface, and commercial paving projects trigger review.
Every project in Virginia is governed by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, which localities cannot amend to be stricter or more lenient. Curb cuts, driveway entrances, and any work touching county right-of-way go through the Henrico County Department of Public Works Construction Division. Because Henrico maintains its own roads instead of relying on VDOT (one of only two counties in Virginia to do so, along with Arlington), right-of-way permitting stays with the county rather than routing through the state.
The Highland Springs Historic District may trigger additional review for visible exterior work on properties inside the district boundary. Not every Highland Springs property falls inside the district, and not every project triggers review, but we confirm before we scope work near the boundary.
Commercial parking lots must meet current ADA standards for accessible parking counts, ramp slope, and unobstructed path of travel. Highland Springs properties near the New Kent County line east of the community need jurisdiction confirmation before scope, and we handle that upfront. Nearby areas we also serve include Laurel, Mechanicsville, Glen Allen, and the broader Henrico County area.
Ready to Get Started?
Call 804-825-2991 or use the estimate form. We’re on Highland Springs properties regularly, from the historic streetcar core along Nine Mile Road to the newer sections at the east end. We’ll come out, look at what you’ve got, and give you an honest read on what needs to happen and what can wait.
