Concrete Curbs & Gutters in Lee's Summit, MO
Concrete curb and gutter for Lee's Summit, MO — new work built right the first time and older US-50 lots rebuilt as they hit a second cycle, on Jackson County clay.
Concrete Curbs & Gutters in Lee's Summit
Concrete curb and gutter installation for parking lots, subdivisions, roadways, and commercial developments. Ford Concrete serves Lee's Summit, MO and the entire Kansas City metro with more than a decade of experience and a 5-star reputation.
Lee's Summit at a Glance
- Population
- 106,419
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Jackson County
- Schools
- Lee's Summit R-VII School District
What makes a curb and gutter pass in Lee's Summit?
A curb and gutter passes when the flow line holds a continuous fall to the inlet, the line and grade match the survey, and the joints align with the pavement so it drains and lasts. In Lee's Summit the work runs on two speeds at once.
This is the fastest-growing corridor on the Missouri side: new lifestyle and medical projects like Paragon Star are in their early years, while US-50 retail lots from the 1990s-2000s are hitting a second major rehab cycle, and a historic downtown sits between them.
Building new and rebuilding at once
On a new project the cheapest time to get a curb-and-gutter right is the first pour, so at sites like Paragon Star we set the flow line and joints to the plan while the forms are up rather than chase a fix later. On the US-50 corridor the job is the reverse: a 1990s-2000s lot whose gutter has settled and cracked into a second cycle, where we reset the grade and rebuild the section to carry water again — the kind of staged commercial lot work a growing corridor needs.
New industrial ground on M-291 and Ward Road adds stationary truck load, so those curb runs get a base built to hold under a sitting axle.
Jackson County clay, slipform, and winter
Lee's Summit sits on Jackson County clay that swells wet and shrinks dry; per MoDNR mapping this is the shrink-swell ground under the eastern metro. It moves under a new curb and an old one alike, so we compact and drain the subgrade and run slipform curb and gutter for a consistent section on the long runs. Saw-cut joints aligned with the pavement and air-entrained 4,000-PSI concrete handle the freeze-thaw the NOAA record shows for the county and the winter salt behind it.
We build the same curb and gutter across eastern Jackson County — in Blue Springs, Independence, and Grandview. Ford rates 4.9 stars across 29 Google reviews for concrete flatwork across the KC metro.
New curb line or a US-50 rebuild?
From call to concrete — the fastest in KC.
We set new work to plan and rebuild settled runs to carry water again. Call (816) 721-1699 for a written estimate after a site visit, usually within 24 hours.
Building Concrete Curbs & Gutters for Lee's Summit conditions
Set to the plan
On new work, shoot line and grade so the flow line falls to the inlet from the first pour.
Assess the old run
On a rehab, find where the US-50 flow line settled and cracked.
Prep the subgrade
Compact and drain the Jackson County clay so new and rebuilt curb hold grade.
Slipform the runs
Slipform the long sections in 4,000-PSI concrete for a consistent profile.
Joint and seal
Saw-cut joints aligned with the pavement, then seal against winter salt.
What failing Concrete Curbs & Gutters looks like in Lee's Summit
Settled US-50 gutter
Ponding at a queuing lane
Off-grade new curb
Split pavement joint
The Ford difference on Lee's Summit Concrete Curbs & Gutters
Right the first pour
On new work like Paragon Star we set the flow line and joints to the plan while the forms are up.
Second-cycle rebuilds
We reset and rebuild settled US-50 curb and gutter so it carries water into its next cycle.
4.9 stars across 29 reviews
KC-metro property owners rate Ford 4.9 on Google over 29 reviews for concrete flatwork.
The projects behind our name
From your driveway to an Amazon warehouse — the same crew, the same standards, every project.
Taco Bell
New Construction
Overland Park, KS
Domino's Pizza
New Construction
Independence, MO
Freddy's
New Construction
Kansas City
Tidal Wave Car Wash
New Construction
Kansas City
Amazon
New Construction
Riverside, MO
Nortian Food Grade Protein Facility
New Construction
Springfield, MO
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Concrete Curbs & Gutters in Lee's Summit — FAQs
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