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Massachusetts has no statewide paving license, but a residential paver must hold a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration, plus a Construction Supervisor License for structural work. In Westford, a new or widened driveway needs a curb-cut/driveway permit from the DPW, and work in the public way needs a street-opening permit. Lots near ponds, brooks, or wetlands may draw Conservation Commission review under the Wetlands Protection Act for added impervious surface. Sloped and ledge-bound lots can also raise drainage and culvert questions at permitting. A reputable contractor pulls the permits and arranges inspections.

Westford sits in the outer Boston metro band, so paving runs above central MA but below the urban core. A typical asphalt driveway install runs about $4,500–$12,000, but Westford's long, sloped, often ledge-bound driveways frequently push higher on square footage, base material, and grading. Sealcoating is usually $250–$700, concrete roughly $8–$18 per square foot, and permeable pavers higher. The big cost drivers here are slope, length, and whether the crew hits granite ledge or has to build base depth over clay to fight frost heave.

Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential paving & driveways work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.

More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other paving & driveways contractor serving the town, on the Paving & Driveways in Westford page.