When a Moncton lot or roadway is cracked and rutted but the gravel base underneath is still sound, mill and overlay gives you a fresh, level surface without the cost of a full tear-out. Hogan Paving has been resurfacing pavement across the Petitcodiac river valley since 1990.
Mill and overlay is a two-step fix. We grind off the worn top layer of asphalt with a milling machine, haul it away, then lay a fresh course of hot mix over the existing base. You keep the structure you already paid for and gain a smooth surface that matches your curbs, aprons and catch basins instead of leaving a lip at the entrance.
We have paved from Magnetic Hill through Moncton West and across the river to Riverview and Dieppe long enough to know how local asphalt ages. A tired retail lot off Mountain Road and a cracked residential driveway out toward Berry Mills need different milling depths and overlay thicknesses, and we set those on site rather than from a price sheet.
This page sits under our Moncton service hub. For the full rundown on how the process works anywhere we operate, the mill and overlay topic page covers it in plain terms.
Moncton sits in one of the harder freeze-thaw belts in the Maritimes. Through the spring melt off the Petitcodiac, water seeps into hairline cracks, freezes overnight, expands, and pries the surface apart a little more with each cycle until the top layer is spider-webbed and ravelling.
Milling removes that compromised top course completely, so the new overlay bonds to solid asphalt instead of riding on a failing surface. We also reset the grade as we go, which clears the standing water and ice patches that collect in the flatter low spots out toward Salisbury and Berry Mills where meltwater has nowhere to drain.
We time overlay work for the warmer, drier stretch of the season so the mix compacts properly and cures before the cold returns. Done right, a Moncton mill and overlay rides like new pavement and buys you years before the surface needs attention again.
Downtown Moncton
Moncton West
Berry Mills
Magnetic Hill
Riverview
Dieppe
Shediac
Salisbury
It comes down to the base. If the gravel and lower asphalt under your lot or driveway are still firm and the trouble is surface cracking, rutting or fading, mill and overlay is usually the smarter, cheaper call. If we find base failure, soft spots, or water pooling on the site, full reconstruction may be the better long-term spend. We walk the site around Riverview or Dieppe, check the failures, and tell you straight which one fits.
Most residential mill and overlay jobs around Dieppe and Riverview wrap up in a single day, and you can usually drive on the new surface within 24 to 48 hours of paving, depending on the weather. Larger commercial lots near Mountain Road or Magnetic Hill often run in phases so part of the lot stays open while we work the rest. We map the staging with you ahead of time so access and parking are sorted before the crew shows up.
Tell us about your driveway, lot or road and we will come out, look at the surface, check the base, and give you an honest estimate. Family-run and serving Moncton since 1990.
