Kane Paving

Massachusetts has no paving license, but residential paving contractors must carry a state Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration, and structural work like a retaining wall needs a licensed Construction Supervisor. In Plympton, the highway department and building inspector issue driveway and curb-cut permits, and a street-opening permit with inspection is required to connect to a town road. Near a bog, the Winnetuxet River, or any wetland, a Conservation Commission filing under the Wetlands Protection Act comes first. Permit fees follow recent cycles; a South Shore paver handles the conservation and public-way steps.

Paving in Plympton sits in the South Shore range — above central and western MA but generally under Boston-proper pricing — and long rural driveways lift individual jobs. A standard asphalt driveway install typically runs $4,500–$13,000, with length, base prep on wet bog-adjacent soil, and tear-out versus overlay driving the spread. Sealcoating generally runs $250–$700. Concrete sits around $8–$18 per square foot, and permeable pavers run higher. Driveway length, drainage near bogs and wetlands, and rebuilding a frost-damaged sub-base are the biggest cost factors here.

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 Plympton page.