Belvidere Commercial Paving & Sealcoating Solutions
Local businesses that need a stable, safe, and attractive parking lot contact the Belvidere parking lot paving and concrete experts. Smooth Paving is a family owned and operated business with years of experience. We provide a wide range of services to meet the needs of local customers.
Paving Contractor and Concrete Services Provided in Belvidere, Illinois
Smooth Paving & Concrete provides complete asphalt paving and concrete services in town. These services include:
- Belvidere Removing & Replacing Asphalt
- Belvidere Asphalt Overlays
- Belvidere New Pavement
- Belvidere Parking Lot Asphalt Repair
- Belvidere Sealcoating
- Belvidere Concrete & ADA
- Belvidere Milling & Resurfacing
- Belvidere Striping
- Belvidere Parking Lot Crack Filling
- Belvidere Asphalt Maintenance Planning
- Belvidere Parking Lot Paving
Smooth Paving specializes in all asphalt paving and concrete services. We thrive on providing the highest quality of services available to our customers.
Belvidere, Illinois
Belvidere is located in north central Illinois and is 75 miles from downtown Chicago on Routes 20, 76 and the Northern Illinois Toll road, with the Kishwaukee River (one of Illinois’ few Class A rivers) dividing the town. We have an industrial community surrounded by prosperous farms. It is the County Seat with an estimated 2006 county population of over 52,000. Our altitude is 800 feet above sea level, average temperatures are: 73 degrees F in the summer; 24 degrees F in the winter, and the average rainfall is 33.3 inches.
Electricity is supplied to the city by Commonwealth Edison Company, with headquarters at Rockford, Illinois. Over 22,522 megawatts of power are available. Belvidere is serviced from a 138 K.V. Loop system. Rates are available upon request from ComEd’s office in Rockford, Illinois. Natural gas is available from Northern Illinois Gas Company (NICOR) with headquarters in Rockford, Illinois. Rates and information are available by calling the Rockford office. Verizon maintains the telephone system in Belvidere with over 11,000 lines.
There are 25 churches in Belvidere representing 15 denominations. Cultural facilities include the Community Building Complex, and the Baltic Mill, both of which host a wide variety of concerts, theatrical events, etc. Belvidere is also the home of the Boone County Historical Museum and the Pettit Memorial Chapel designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Belvidere is home to independently owned motels, many shops and stores and restaurants. Besides those businesses located in the downtown district, one will find many more new shopping and dining experiences popping up as our community continues to grow.
Belvidere has one hospital within the city limits – SwedishAmerican Medical Center of Belvidere. Nearby Rockford, only 12 miles away, has three major hospitals. In addition, there are three nursing homes in our city: Maple Crest Care Centre – a skilled rehabilitation and complex medical care facility, Northwoods Care Centre – a skilled care facility, and Home Bridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center – a skilled care facility.
The chief industries in and around Belvidere include machine tools, heat furnaces, automobiles (we are home to the Daimler Chrysler Assembly Plant), bottle caps, canned and frozen vegetables (General Mills – Green Giant), the North American Headquarters of NDK, a synthetic quartz manufacturer, microwave paper products, rubber, wire and wire coating, fertilizers, and chemicals, automotive and appliance trim, beauty salon equipment and wooden panels and trusses for the construction industry.
Boone County consists of 147,059 acres. 81% of this land is classified as Prime Farmland. In addition, large amounts of high quality gravel, sand and limestone deposits have been identified. The landscape in the northern part of the County is hilly and rolling, gradually becoming flat as you go further south. There are many streams, ponds, wetlands and wildlife habitats throughout the county. Significant areas of wooded land are located throughout the county and contribute to the area’s character and beauty.
Boone County is very well connected to the region via road, air and rail. Interstate 90, US Highway 20, and State Highways 76 and 173 serve as the primary road transportation routes in the County, and connections to Rockford and Chicago metro areas are via these routes. Twenty-six major truck lines serve the city. Eight of these are locally-owned.
The Interstate 90 Tollway is a major interstate and intrastate transportation route. There is currently access from the Tollway at the Genoa / Belvidere Road exit. The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is studying the possibility of an interchange in the area of Irene Road/Town Hall Road/Stone Quarry Road. Additional Tollway interchanges are located across the Winnebago County line to the west of Boone County at Business 20 and Rockton Road with an additional interchange currently under construction at Highway 173.
Freight rail service is provided by the Union Pacific on tracks crossing the County from east to west passing through Garden Prairie and the City of Belvidere. Currently there is no passenger rail service; however, there is future potential service through Metra, the Chicago Metro commuter rail service.
The Poplar Grove Airport on Highway 76 is a local airport serving the surrounding communities. Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, a national and international hub, is located approximately 55 miles from the City of Belvidere on I90. The Rockford Airport, a mid-west regional UPS air-freight hub, is a short 20 miles to the west of Belvidere. Rockford Airport also offers limited national and international passenger service on various carriers.
Smooth Paving is the Belvidere’s Asphalt Contractor that businesses contact for all their paving and concrete repairs, installations, and maintenance. Contact Smooth today to schedule a no-obligation evaluation of your parking lot.
