What Pavement Surface Control does

Construction Ahead Inc., doing business as Pavement Surface Control (PSC), is a privately held Washington-state field services contractor specializing in temporary and permanent concrete median barriers, traffic control, signage, highway striping and marking, crack and joint sealing, and seal coating for highway, municipal, and commercial parking lot applications. The company was founded in 1992 and operates from its headquarters in Kennewick, WA, with additional yards in Kennewick and Kent, a dedicated Barrier Manufacturing facility in Benton City, and an integrated material-vendor subsidiary, Tri-City Sign & Barricade. PSC markets itself as the premier pavement maintenance contractor in Eastern Washington, citing 40 years of pavement maintenance experience, 18 years of traffic control experience, and 30 years of combined highway signing experience among its crews, alongside state-certified traffic control supervisors and flaggers.

The business generates revenue across four primary streams: sale and rental of concrete median barriers (including single slope, precast, anchoring, glare screens, and impact attenuators), traffic control services (flaggers, sequential arrow signs, pilot cars, portable message signs, attenuators, and light plants), signs and pavement marking (Class A construction signs, permanent signs, paint, thermoplastic, and plastic line applications), and pavement maintenance services (crack sealing, seal coating, parking lot striping, rumble strips, bollards, and street cleaning). A proprietary premium rubber crack and joint sealing material and durable thermoplastic pavement marking solution form the technical backbone of its preservation offering. PSC sells and rents direct, with project-based custom pricing determined by estimators and project managers rather than public rate cards.

PSC's go-to-market is sales-led and direct-to-customer, with acquisition driven by project bids on government contracts (notably the Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT), subcontract relationships with general contractors, and inbound phone/email inquiries via [email protected]. Primary customer segments are state and federal transportation agencies, municipal governments, commercial property owners, and construction contractors across Washington state. The company carries no disclosed outside investment, no parent company, and no public-market listing; ownership appears concentrated among management and employees. Marketing is minimal, centered on a service-description website and direct outreach, with no social media presence or API/SDK offering.

Name

Pavement Surface Control

Legal name

Construction Ahead Inc. dba Pavement Surface Control

Website

https://pavementsurface.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Construction Ahead Inc. dba Pavement Surface Control is a Washington-state field services contractor providing concrete median barriers, traffic control, signage, highway striping, crack sealing, and seal coating to WSDOT, municipalities, contractors, and commercial property owners across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennewick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Concrete Barrier Products and Services: Sale and rental of temporary and permanent concrete median barriers, including single slope barriers, precast barrier types, barrier anchoring, glare screens, impact attenuators, and transport services. Revenue is generated through product sales, rental fees, and service charges.
2. Traffic Control Services: Traffic control services including sequential arrow signs, temporary traffic control, traffic control supervisors, flaggers, portable changeable message signs, transportable attenuators, pilot cars, shadow vehicles, and light plants.
3. Signs and Pavement Marking: Production and installation of construction signs (Class A), permanent signs, specialty mounted signs, temporary construction signs, and sign removals/relocations. Includes highway striping and marking services with paint, thermoplastic, and plastic line applications.
4. Pavement Maintenance Services: Crack sealing, seal coating, parking lot maintenance including sign and paint removals, pavement markings, site furnishings, bollards, wheel stops, extruded and mountable curb, and tubular markers. Also includes street cleaning and rumble strips.
5. Material Vendor Sales: Tri-City Sign and Barricade operates as a highway and commercial construction safety supply and rental vendor, providing materials and equipment to the region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pavement Surface Control provides temporary and permanent concrete median barriers, traffic control services, signage, highway striping and marking, crack and joint sealing, seal coating, and parking lot pavement maintenance across Washington state. The company delivers these services directly to government agencies (WSDOT, municipalities), construction contractors, and commercial property owners through its own crews, supplemented by an in-house barrier manufacturing facility and a material/equipment rental subsidiary (Tri-City Sign and Barricade).

Product overview

Pavement Surface Control is a construction and pavement maintenance company offering a portfolio of specialized services for highway and commercial construction. The core offerings include: Concrete Median Barrier (temporary and permanent barriers, impact attenuators, glare screens), Traffic Control (arrow signs, flaggers, portable message signs, pilot vehicles), Signs (construction and permanent signage), Highway Striping & Marking (paint, thermoplastic, plastic line applications), Crack Sealing (asphalt preservation services), Parking Lots & Pavement Maintenance (striping, markings, repairs), and Seal Coating (protective surface treatment). The company also operates Tri-City Sign and Barricade as a material vendor subsidiary for safety supply and rentals. These services are provided as standalone offerings that can be combined for comprehensive pavement construction and maintenance projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Concrete Median Barrier Sale, rental, and installation of temporary and permanent concrete median barriers for government agencies, contractors, and private projects. Includes single slope barriers, all precast barrier types, barrier anchoring, glare screens, temporary and permanent impact attenuators, and transport of precast concrete barrier.
• Traffic Control Comprehensive traffic control services for construction zones, accidents, and roadwork. Includes sequential arrow signs, temporary traffic control, state-certified traffic control supervisors and flaggers, portable changeable message signs, transportable attenuators, pilot cars, shadow vehicles, traffic vehicles, and light plants.
• Signs Production, installation, and removal of permanent and temporary highway signs. Includes Construction Signs Class A, permanent signs, specialty mounted signs, temporary construction signs, and sign removals and relocations.
• Highway Striping & Marking Road and highway striping and marking services using paint, thermoplastic, and plastic line applications. Includes removal of existing striping and pavement markings, temporary and permanent traffic arrows, symbols and lettering, rumble bars, aerial markers, curb painting, painted and plastic drainage markings, and inlaid and grooved plastic line.
• Crack Sealing Crack and joint sealing services that use a premium rubber crack sealing material to prevent water penetration, potholes, surface depressions, and costly repairs. Covers sealing existing concrete random cracks, longitudinal and transverse joints, force account crack sealing, bridge transverse joint seal, longitudinal joint seal, joint adhesive bituminous pavement, and Petro Tac applications.
• Parking Lots & Pavement Maintenance Parking lot layout, striping, and pavement maintenance for commercial properties. Services include sign and paint removals, crack/joint sealing, all pavement markings, site furnishings, seal coating, ESC applications, bollards, wheel stops, extruded and mountable curb, tubular markers, street cleaning, shoulder and centerline rumble strips, and pavement grooving.
• Seal Coating Seal coating service that creates a protective barrier over parking lots to protect against UV oxidation, water penetration, erosion, pothole damage, gasoline, oil, and salt, while rejuvenating lot appearance. When applied on a regular 3-year cycle, it can significantly extend the useful life of paved areas.
• Tri-City Sign and Barricade Highway and commercial construction safety supply and rental vendor operating as a subsidiary of Pavement Surface Control, serving the Tri-Cities region with safety equipment rentals and material sales.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sealcoating every 3 years can significantly extend the life of a paved area
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tri-City Sign and BarricadecoreOthersTri-City Sign and Barricade, Inc. is a highway and commercial construction safety supply and rental vendor located at 307 N. Dayton St. It operates as a separate entity but is integrated under the Pavement Surface Control website. They provide safety supplies and equipment rental to the region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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