Pave the way: Local paving company helps out neighborhood – Ellwood City Ledger

Dani Fitzgerald @dfitzgeraldb

ThursdayJun18,2020at4:41PM

A local paving company on Wednesday took it upon itself to pave a neighborhood road free of charge.

HOPEWELL TWP. A local paving company on Wednesday took it upon itself to pave a neighborhood road free of charge.

Road Star Paving, an Aliquippa-based paving and sealing company, was paving a driveway in the 1700 block of Glen Road in the township and had some of its asphalt mix leftover.

"There were big pot holes in the road, especially in front of their driveway," said John Rudder, a foreman with Road Star Paving. "They had a really bad spot down the road. So instead of taking the mix and dumping it, we just took care of it."

Wendy Gates, who lives down the road, said the workers with Road Star Paving are a diverse group of people who work together as a strong unit.

"They paved the road using their own funds and out of the goodness of their heart," said Gates. "The (crew) works together like a fine-oiled machine.

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