Paving work coming up in Philadelphia
523 projects in Philadelphia fit asphalt plants and paving and striping contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start, a sub hired on a trade permit, a site plan or a construction loan on the public record, at $500K and up, in the phases where paving gets bought.
Projects that fit, from the last 30 days
A few of the 523, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.
- Merck expansion, Montgomery CountyManufacturing buildingProposed
- Ridge Pike (School-Belvoir) (SR 7046)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- Spring Garden St: Pennsylvania Ave - Delaware Ave (SR 2006)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- th Street over Amtrak (City of Phila. Bid No. ____ECMS) * (SR 7301)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- Falls Bridge over Schuylkill River (City of Phila. Bid No. ____ECMS) (SR 7301)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- N Valley Road: US 30 to Central Ave (SR 1005)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- PA23/US422 Int & N Gulph (SR 23)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- Old York Road over SEPTA's W Trenton Ln (SR 95)Site work for a building · scope names pavingPermit · Proposed
When paving gets bought
Paving comes near the end. Parking lots and drives go in once the building is up.
On 20 Miami jobs we measured, the paving permit landed a median 246 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 387.
Site plans, new building permits and construction starts for retail, warehouses and apartments with parking.
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- How do asphalt plants and paving and striping contractors find new projects in Philadelphia?
- Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Site plans, new building permits and construction starts for retail, warehouses and apartments with parking. 523 projects in Philadelphia fit asphalt plants and paving and striping contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start, a sub hired on a trade permit, a site plan or a construction loan on the public record, at $500K and up, in the phases where paving gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
- When does a GC buy paving on a job?
- Paving comes near the end. Parking lots and drives go in once the building is up. On 20 Miami jobs we measured, the paving permit landed a median 246 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 387.
- Where does this count come from?
- Groundbreak reads building and zoning permits naming the contractor and owner, subs on trade permits, permit applications months before the permit, Zoning Board appeals, certificates of occupancy, county plan reviews in Delaware and Chester, Montgomery and Delaware County deeds with both parties, Delaware County mortgages with the lender, City deeds and mortgages through August 2026, notices of commencement and furnishing, state grants, air permits and road lettings and FAA height filings in Philadelphia every day and groups them into projects. This page counts the projects at the stages a sub watches, the same count sign-up shows for the same picks. It was computed Nov 11, 2026, 3:38 AM Eastern and updates daily.
- What does Groundbreak cost?
- Creating an account is free: tell Radar what you work on and it shows your matches. The names, phones and figures on every record are Pro. There is no free trial. Pro is $27 a month, every market. Cancel anytime.
- Can I ask ChatGPT or Claude for this?
- Yes, with Pro. Groundbreak runs an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants can search Philadelphia's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.