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Massachusetts has no statewide paving license, but residential pavers must hold a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration, plus a Construction Supervisor License for structural work. In Westborough, 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 the Assabet headwaters, Cedar Swamp, or the reservoirs may draw Conservation Commission review under the Wetlands Protection Act for added impervious surface. A reputable contractor pulls the permits and arranges inspections.

Westborough sits in central MA on the MetroWest edge, so paving runs below the Boston metro band but above the far western part of the state. A typical asphalt driveway install runs about $4,500–$12,000 depending on size, slope, and tear-out versus overlay. Sealcoating is usually $250–$700, concrete roughly $8–$18 per square foot, and permeable pavers higher. The cost drivers here are drainage over clay or wet soils near the swamp and reservoirs and sub-base repair — frost heave on an underbuilt base is the usual reason driveways fail early.

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 Westborough page.