East Bethany Drive is next in line for a fresh coat of asphalt, the second Allen street to get the treatment.
The City Council on Sept. 22 awarded Overland Corporation a $1.67 million contract for the work, the city said in a recent announcement. Crews will lay a thin asphalt layer over about 2.5 miles of the existing concrete road between Greenville Avenue and Malone Road.
When drivers will notice
Concrete repairs along the corridor are already underway to prepare the surface. The overlay itself will start once those repairs are finished, with the exact start depending on weather and temperatures. Once paving begins, the contractor has committed to finishing within 45 days.
Most of the work will happen at night, which the city says is meant to limit disruption to daytime traffic on one of its oldest and busiest roads.
Why asphalt over concrete
The method is a form of pavement preservation: a thin top layer shields concrete that has already been patched and stretches out how long the road lasts before it needs a costlier rebuild. Allen tried it for the first time in 2025 on McDermott Drive, which the city treated as a demonstration project.
"The overall intended benefit is to prolong the service life of the roadway," Engineering Director Chris Flanigan said in the city's announcement, adding that based on other cities' experience, Allen expects 10 or more years of benefit.
