Monarch Pavement LLC

Massachusetts has no statewide paving license, but any residential paver you hire must be Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registered, and structural grading or retaining work calls for a Construction Supervisor License. In Burlington, a new or modified curb cut and any cut into the public road go through the Department of Public Works, which issues street-opening and driveway permits and inspects the apron. The town owns the road layout up to your property line, so widening a curb cut needs sign-off. Local pavers normally pull these permits as part of the job.

Burlington paving runs at typical 128-corridor suburban rates — somewhat above outlying towns given its eastern-Massachusetts location, but below Boston proper, with easy truck access on suburban lots. A standard asphalt driveway replacement usually lands in the $5,000–$12,000 range, with full tear-out plus base repair at the top. Sealcoating runs about $300–$700. Concrete runs roughly $9–$17 per square foot installed, and permeable pavers higher again. The main local cost driver is base prep over clay-streaked soil, which needs proper depth and drainage to resist heave on these aging mid-century drives.

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 Burlington page.