Driveway Aprons in Waco, TX
Driveway aprons in Waco, TX carry every car from the street onto the lot, and Waco Elite Concrete replaces cracked or sunken aprons and pours new ones for wider drives, with a free estimate on each.
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Driveway apron rules in Waco
The apron sits on public ground. Waco's code defines a driveway approach as "any vehicle entrance from public property onto private property", and while a drive on your own lot can be poured without a City permit, an approach in the right-of-way takes a right-of-way permit from the Engineering Department; a building permit doesn't cover it. Engineering issues concrete permits only to bonded concrete contractors. On your side of the property line, the slab is ordinary driveway concrete.
The City's approach standard
Detail ST-23B asks for a 6-inch reinforced slab of 3,000 psi concrete with #4 bars spaced 18 inches on center both ways, resting on concrete chairs, over 4 inches of base, carried unbroken through approach, apron and sidewalk; the public walk shares that slab where it crosses. The apron is formed at 1.5% slope at most, and the City won't accept one over 2%.
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(254) 309-9254How a new driveway apron goes in
Measure at the curb
The free estimate looks at the drive width, the curb radius and how the apron meets the drive and walk.
Permit, saw cut and steel
With the right-of-way permit issued, the old apron comes out, the existing curb is sawed and the bar grid goes in on chairs.
Pour, joint and strip
A contraction joint runs down the centerline, transverse joints sit 10 feet apart at most, and the code wants the forms off within 7 days.
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(254) 309-9254Driveway apron cost
No published Waco apron price was found, so the ticket is national (2026). The City adds its own fees, effective September 1, 2024: $354.51 for each residential drive approach and $55.53 for the right-of-way permit. The estimate is free, as for anything on our Waco concrete services list.
- Concrete apron
- $8–$18 / sq ft
- Labor
- $4–$8 / sq ft
- Rebar
- $2–$3 / ft
- Larger apron
- up to $7,800
National averages, 2026. Not a quote.
Questions about aprons and approaches
What is the apron of a driveway?
It's the concrete at the street end of the drive. Waco's detail names three parts, approach, apron and sidewalk; where the curb radius is 4 feet, the approach climbs at 13.0% to 14.8%. One published guide says aprons typically run 15 to 18 feet long and 12 to 24 feet wide.
What is the average cost of a driveway apron?
The national average is $4,400 (2026), and most homeowners spend $1,300 to $7,800. Inside Waco, the City's approach fee and permit come on top.
Can I widen my driveway approach in Waco?
Yes, with a permit and within the widths ST-23B lists, 10 to 12 feet and 20 to 24 feet. A drive over 20 feet wide takes extra lengthwise joints, no more than 10 feet apart, and onto a state highway TxDOT caps a private residential drive at 24 feet plus the radii.
Who keeps a driveway approach in repair in Waco?
Mostly the owner, whom the code charges with keeping the abutting driveway, curb, parkway and sidewalk in a good and safe condition. For the first 12 months, the contractor who built it under the City's $5,000 bond must maintain it at no extra cost.
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