A black truck labeled "13" is parked beside a road at sunrise. Workers stand nearby on a grassy verge. Text on the truck's side reads, "Rodeo."

Merriman Parkway Path

  • Owner: Wayne County
  • Location: Livonia, MI
  • Size: 100-Ton Pathway
  • Scope: Asphalt Paving, New Construction

Some paving companies like the straight, simple lanes of a highway, but we prefer the challenge of lines that zig-zag and ripple across the landscape. And we especially love working on municipal projects that make it easier for two-legged, two-wheeled and four-legged citizens to get around.

The Merriman Parkway Path posed an interesting dilemma. This new path had to cut through existing landscaping without causing havoc. Imagine an elephant tip-toeing through your dining room without bumping a stick of furniture: that’s what it’s like when you see one of our large asphalt trucks backing down a twisting path without destroying the grass.

After all, we want to be able to come back to the trail with our families and enjoy fresh local apples under the fall trees. Why sit in muddy puddles when you can relax on well-tended grass and admire the path you built?

Workers in reflective vests shovel asphalt on a roadside construction site. A truck and traffic cones are nearby, with bare trees and morning sunlight in the background.
A construction worker operates a HAMM road roller on a dirt road under clear sky, near an overpass and orange road safety cones, during a sunny day.
Two construction workers wearing yellow vests labeled "Sommerset" walk on a grassy area. In the background, more workers and construction equipment sit under a bright sun with a clear sky.
A person in a high-visibility vest with "Sommerset" text stands next to construction machinery, viewed from a low angle against a clear blue sky.
A bearded man, wearing safety glasses and a black beanie with a red and white logo, smiles outdoors under a clear blue sky, with bare trees in the background.
A worker walks on a construction site beside a black dump truck unloading soil. The truck displays "Sommerset" and "RUSTON" logos. Orange barrels and machinery are visible in the background.
paving a municipal road with asphalt
A booted foot stands on textured asphalt while a metal tool with jagged edges is positioned nearby. The scene suggests roadwork or pavement maintenance.
Road roller compressing asphalt, producing steam in a roadside construction scene. Worker in high-visibility clothing operates equipment under clear skies. Nearby, orange traffic cones and vehicles on the road.
A construction worker shovels dirt beside a highway. Two vehicles and three orange traffic barrels are nearby, while heavy machinery operates in the background amidst a grassy, tree-lined slope.
Workers in high-visibility vests shovel asphalt on a road; sunlight shines through bare trees on both sides. Nearby, a dirt embankment and power lines frame the scene.
A man stands sideways outdoors wearing a neon yellow safety vest over a gray hoodie. The vest features the text "Sommerset" and the background is a sunlit, blurred natural setting.
A worker rakes freshly laid asphalt, creating dust clouds, beside an under-construction road marked by orange traffic barrels and surrounded by dirt and fallen leaves.
A worker in a high-visibility vest with "Sommerset" operates machinery outdoors. An orange warning light is mounted nearby against a backdrop of leafless trees.
A man stands in a pickup truck bed holding a tool amidst a sunny construction site. Text on truck reads, "Building the roads that bring you home." Speed limit sign shows 40.
A black pickup truck displaying "GetPaving.com" tows a "WEILER" equipment trailer beside a road construction site at sunrise. Orange barrels and distant vehicles line the roadway.
A person in a white hoodie and black beanie operates machinery, exhaling visible breath in cold weather, with a blurred, outdoor background.
A smiley face with recycling arrows is painted on rough, dark asphalt, surrounded by light-colored lines creating a square frame.
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