Notes on Asphalt in the Red River Valley
Short articles on questions that come up about pavement around Fargo, Moorhead and the surrounding towns, each built on NOAA normals, state and city rules, or the river record rather than general advice. The valley's calendar, with a late thaw, an April crest and an early freeze, shapes nearly every answer.
Posts leave prices to the cost page and stick to timing, physics and local rules. Each one links to the service pages that go into the work itself in more detail.
How Cold Is Too Cold to Seal a Fargo Driveway?
The label says 50 degrees and rising, but around Fargo the number that decides it is the low that follows the afternoon.
Read the full postSpring Flood Season and What It Does to Red River Valley Asphalt
The river crest, the thaw and the weakest weeks for pavement all land between late March and mid-April, and the repairs that follow have to wait for the ground to catch up.
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