Concrete and paving contractors in Rhode Island

  • 123 contractors
  • 4 county pages
  • 86 active USDOT

Rhode Island has 123 driveway contractors listed, and 86 of them hold an active USDOT registration. 4 counties have pages of their own.

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Contractors per county: 1 to 4, 5 to 14, 15 to 29, 30 to 59, 60 or more.

Counties with their own page4 counties with their own page

  1. Providence County74
  2. Kent County29
  3. Washington County13
  4. Newport County5

Contractors in smaller counties

18 contractors in 2 counties with fewer than 15 listings. Each county has a page of its own too. Open a county to see its contractors.

Other countiesOther counties in Rhode Island

2 contractors in 1 county with fewer than 5 listings. Open a county to see its contractors.

About Rhode Island

Rhode Island requires registration with the Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board, and RIGL 5-65-1 names driveways, patios and sidewalks. Only casual work under $500 on one structure is exempt.1-2

Permit offices in Rhode Island issued permits for 730 new single-family homes in 2025, down from 1,033 in 2021.3

Driveway and paving rules in Rhode Island

State highway driveway permit

No driveway may connect to a state highway without a physical alteration permit from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (290-RICR-20-00-4).4

Stormwater and shoreland

In Rhode Island, the construction stormwater permit covers work that disturbs 1 acre of land or more.5-6

What a driveway costs

Published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.

Concrete

Concrete driveway
Plain or broom finish: $6 to $12 per square foot installed (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Homewyse)A 2-car driveway, 24 by 24 feet: $3,500 to $8,600 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
Stamped or decorative concrete
Stamped concrete, simple to complex patterns: $8 to $28 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Forbes Home)Exposed aggregate or single-color concrete: $8 to $12 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, Forbes Home, HomeGuide)
Concrete patio
A plain slab: $4 to $12 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)A plain 10 by 10 foot patio: about $400 to $1,600 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)Stamped or colored: $9 to $17 per square foot for simple designs, up to $30 for custom work (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
Concrete resurfacing
A basic resurfacing coat: $3 to $7 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)

Asphalt

Asphalt driveway
New, installed: $5 to $15 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide, Forbes Home)A 1-car driveway, 200 to 300 square feet: $1,000 to $3,600 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)A 2-car driveway, 400 to 600 square feet: $2,000 to $9,000 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)A 3-car driveway, 800 to 864 square feet: $5,600 to $10,400 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr)A long driveway: $5,000 to $15,000 per 1,000 square feet (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
Asphalt resurfacing or overlay
Typically: about $3 to $7 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)Across the cost guides: $1 to $10 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Forbes Home)
Sealcoating
By the area: $1 to $2 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, This Old House)A typical job: $300 to $850 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, This Old House)

Repairs

Crack and pothole repair
Filling cracks: $0.50 to $3 per linear foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)A minimum charge: about $100 to $250 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)Patching a pothole: $100 to $400 a pothole (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)

Gravel and pavers

Gravel driveway
On a prepared or existing base: $1 to $4 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Forbes Home)A 2-car driveway: $800 to $2,560 (Fixr, HomeAdvisor)Crushed stone or crusher run, delivered: $20 to $60 a ton (Fixr, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
Paver driveway
Pavers, installed: $10 to $30 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)

Replacing, widening and permits

Removing an old driveway
Asphalt: $1 to $3 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide, Forbes Home, This Old House)Concrete: $2 to $6 per square foot, reinforced concrete at the top (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)A whole concrete driveway: about $1,000 to $2,500 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr)
Widening or extending
Priced like new work in the same material: $2 to $15 per square foot (Fixr, Forbes Home)
Driveway permit
Where one's needed: $50 to $200 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)

Ranges from HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home, Homewyse and This Old House, checked September 2026.

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