Aggregate

Consistent Shape, Accurate Size

Boxley facilities use the latest technology to produce a wide variety of crushed limestone, granite and sandstone that is consistent in size, shape and quality. That’s why more contractors and road builders count on Boxley to deliver quality from the ground up. With quarries located throughout Virginia and West Virginia, we’ve got the right rock — right around the corner from your next residential and commercial project.

Contact Information

Roanoke Market	Lynchburg Market	WV Market
Blue Ridge Fieldale Rich Patch P.O. Box 10 Blue Ridge, Virginia 24064 866.676.2466	Lynchburg Mt. Athos Piney River 762 Lawyers Road Lynchburg, Virginia 24501 800.269.5392	Beckley Lewisburg Mill Point HC 40 P.O. Box 49 Lewisburg, West Virginia 24901 800.269.5391

What are the different sizes and uses of aggregate?

Every Boxley aggregate quarry combines experience, high-tech processes, and intense quality control to make sure the product you need is the product you get — on every truck. With so many aggregate quarries we’re able to produce and deliver a wide variety of crushed stone products ready for just about any jobsite, including Rip Rap sizes and sand (fine) aggregate materials. Of course, availability of specific types of stone can depend on the particular quarry. Boxley can work with you to produce crushed stone to your custom specifications, too.

In general, we produce stone in sizes that are in high demand, according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) size gradations. We typically stock the following:

	Base Stone Classified by VDOT specifications #25, #26, 21A, & 21B. These products are used for stabilization beneath asphalt and concrete paving for parking lots and highways. Base stone can also be treated with cement.
	Course Aggregate Consists of #5, #56, #57, #68, #78, and #8. These products are typically used in asphalt and concrete mixes and can also be used on driveways and for septic systems.
	Fine Aggregate Consists of #10, #36 Grade A sand, #9, and B & C Slurry. The #10 and #36 Grade A sand are used in asphalt and concrete mixes and applications that require sand. The #9 and B & C slurry material is used for ice control to ensure better traction during inclement weather and for surface treatment applications on highways.
	Rip-Rap Large rocks used along shorelines of rivers and lakes to help with erosion control. Also used for landscaping purposes. Classified by VDOT as Class A-1, Class I, Class II, and Class III.
	Agricultural Lime Used by farmers and homeowners to raise the ph level in soils to promote healthy fields and lawns.
	Other Material #1, #2, #3, #357, and #30 surge. Used for logging and farms roads as well as construction entrances where heavy truck traffic is needed in wetter than normal conditions.

 

Boxley also produces materials that serve as the base for roads, driveways and parking lots, including #25 or #26, and #21A or #21B.

In addition, Boxley produces Fine Aggregate Products (Manufactured Sands). Most Boxley quarries produce A grading sand, but some also produce B-Sand.

Quality Control

To most people, aggregate is "just gravel." At Boxley, we just don’t see it that way. If you are driving 65mph on an interstate highway, or crossing over a bridge that’s 100 feet in the air, you want to know that the asphalt or concrete beneath you is sound. Aggregate products make up 95% of the asphalt and 85% of the concrete that we drive and build on. Quality aggregate is obviously important. That’s why Boxley developed our own quality control system. It’s called “QMS.” And it’s a keystone of the Boxley Way.

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