Hospital parking lots must remain organized, visible, and easy to navigate for patients, visitors, employees, and healthcare providers. In June 2026, Eckles Paving completed a sealcoating and restriping project at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah.
The work took place in the parking lot in front of the Pedersen Tower. Our crew applied a fresh sealcoat and repainted parking stalls, accessible parking spaces, red curbing, and designated spaces reserved for specific patients.
This project shows how professional asphalt maintenance services can refresh an aging parking lot while improving visibility, organization, and wayfinding around a busy healthcare facility.
The sealcoated and restriped hospital parking lot.
Parking Lot Maintenance at Utah Valley Hospital
Healthcare facilities experience steady vehicle and pedestrian traffic throughout the day. Patients may be arriving for appointments, visitors may be unfamiliar with the property, and employees need dependable access during every shift.
Because hospital parking serves people with different mobility and healthcare needs, markings must be easy to recognize. Faded stalls, unclear curb restrictions, and difficult-to-see designated spaces can make an already stressful hospital visit more confusing.
The parking area in front of the Pedersen Tower received two primary asphalt maintenance services:
- Sealcoating the existing asphalt surface
- Restriping the parking lot and curb markings
Completing these services together created a dark, uniform surface with bright new markings that were easier for drivers and pedestrians to identify.
Applying a Protective Sealcoat
Utah asphalt is exposed to intense sunlight, seasonal temperature changes, moisture, snow removal, and regular vehicle traffic. Over time, these conditions can cause the pavement surface to fade from black to gray and become increasingly vulnerable to surface wear.
Our crew applied a fresh sealcoat to the maintainable asphalt in front of the Pedersen Tower. Professional asphalt sealcoating helps protect suitable pavement from oxidation, UV exposure, moisture, and everyday surface wear.
The new coating also restored a clean, dark appearance. This provided a consistent background for the new white, blue, and red pavement markings, making the completed striping easier to see.
Sealcoating is a preventive maintenance treatment rather than a structural repair. Parking lots with potholes, widespread deterioration, sinking pavement, or base failure may require asphalt repair before sealcoat is applied.
Restriping Parking Stalls in Front of the Pedersen Tower
After the sealcoat had cured sufficiently, our crew restriped the parking lot. Fresh parking stall lines help drivers identify individual spaces and use the available parking area more efficiently.
Clear striping is especially valuable near a hospital entrance, where drivers may be focused on locating the correct building, dropping off a patient, or arriving for a time-sensitive appointment. Bright markings help create a more understandable parking layout for both frequent and first-time visitors.
The new parking lot striping refreshed the appearance of the property while helping direct vehicles into the intended spaces.
Refreshing Accessible Parking Spaces
The project included restriping the accessible parking spaces near the Pedersen Tower. These spaces play an essential role at healthcare properties, where many patients and visitors may have limited mobility or need a shorter route to the building.
Bright pavement symbols, stall boundaries, and access aisles make accessible parking areas easier to identify. They also help communicate where drivers should park and which adjacent areas must remain clear for people using wheelchairs, walkers, lifts, or other mobility equipment.
Accessible parking layouts should be evaluated according to the requirements that apply to the individual property. Facility managers can review federal information through ADA.gov’s accessible parking guidance.
Accessible parking spaces at Utah Valley Hospital.
Red Curb Painting and Restricted Parking Areas
Our crew also refreshed the red curbing around the parking area. Clearly painted curbs help distinguish restricted areas from standard parking spaces and reinforce where vehicles should not remain parked.
Keeping restricted curb areas visible is particularly important around healthcare facilities. Hospitals must manage passenger vehicles, patient transportation, deliveries, service vehicles, and other traffic within a limited amount of space.
Fresh red paint provides a strong visual signal and helps reduce confusion about where parking is permitted. It also improves the overall consistency of the parking lot when paired with newly painted stalls and pavement markings.
Designated Parking for Specific Patients
The restriping work included special parking spaces designated for specific patients. Reserved healthcare parking can help direct people to appropriate areas based on the services they are visiting or the accommodations they need.
These spaces must be clearly marked so they are not mistaken for general parking. Legible words, visible boundaries, and strong contrast against the asphalt help drivers recognize the purpose of each space before parking.
Designated patient parking can provide several benefits:
- Make appropriate parking areas easier for patients to locate
- Reduce confusion near hospital entrances
- Help preserve reserved spaces for their intended users
- Support a more organized flow of vehicles
- Create a more welcoming experience for patients and visitors
At a medical facility, these details contribute to a parking lot that is easier to understand during what may already be a difficult or stressful visit.
Clearly marked patient parking spaces near the Pedersen Tower.
Why Parking Lot Maintenance Matters for Hospitals
A hospital parking lot is more than an area for storing vehicles. It is often the first and last part of a patient’s experience at the facility. The condition and organization of the pavement can influence how easily people find parking, identify accessible routes, and reach the correct entrance.
Professional hospital parking lot maintenance can help:
- Make parking stalls and restricted areas easier to identify
- Improve visibility for drivers and pedestrians
- Clearly distinguish accessible and designated patient spaces
- Support more orderly vehicle movement
- Protect maintainable asphalt from surface deterioration
- Create a cleaner and more professional appearance
Healthcare facilities also operate on demanding schedules. Maintenance must be carefully coordinated so patients, employees, visitors, deliveries, and essential facility operations can continue accessing the property.
Planning Asphalt Work Around an Active Healthcare Facility
Completing asphalt maintenance at a hospital requires more planning than closing an ordinary parking lot. Healthcare properties remain active throughout the day, and some patients may have limited flexibility in where or how far they can walk.
Before beginning a hospital parking lot project, important considerations may include:
- Which sections can be temporarily closed
- How patients will reach the appropriate entrance
- Where employees and visitors will park during the work
- Which accessible routes must remain available
- How deliveries and service vehicles will access the property
- Whether the work should be completed in phases
- How long each area must remain closed for curing
Clear communication between the paving contractor and facility representatives helps keep the project organized and reduces unnecessary disruption.
Why Summer Is a Good Time for Sealcoating in Provo
June provided an appropriate seasonal window for this sealcoating and restriping project. Sealcoat and pavement-marking products require suitable weather and surface conditions to be applied and cure properly.
Summer scheduling can offer warmer pavement temperatures, longer daylight hours, and fewer interruptions from freezing conditions. However, each project must still account for rain, surface temperature, traffic demands, curing time, and the manufacturer’s application requirements.
Healthcare facilities do not experience the same type of summer break as schools, so work must still be coordinated around active parking demands. Dividing a hospital parking lot into manageable sections may help preserve access while completed areas cure.
The Completed Pedersen Tower Parking Lot
Once the sealcoating and restriping were finished, the parking lot in front of the Pedersen Tower had a darker, more uniform asphalt surface with bright, clearly defined markings.
The completed work included refreshed parking stalls, accessible spaces, red curbing, and specially designated patient parking. Together, these improvements created a cleaner and more organized arrival area for patients, visitors, and hospital employees.
The contrast between the dark sealcoat and the new pavement markings also made the parking layout easier to recognize throughout the property.
Fresh sealcoat and parking lot striping refresh the parking area.
When Should a Hospital Parking Lot Be Sealcoated and Restriped?
A healthcare parking lot should be evaluated when the asphalt begins fading, surface wear becomes visible, or existing markings become difficult to see. Warning signs may include:
- Asphalt fading from black to gray
- Sealcoat wearing away in high-traffic areas
- Faded parking stall lines
- Accessible symbols or access aisles becoming unclear
- Red curbing losing its visibility
- Reserved patient parking labels becoming difficult to read
- New cracks or localized pavement damage
The correct maintenance schedule depends on traffic volume, pavement age, sun exposure, drainage, winter weather, snow removal, and the condition of previous coatings. Learn more in our guide explaining how often asphalt should be sealcoated in Utah.
Why Choose Eckles Paving?
Eckles Paving has more than 35 years of experience completing asphalt paving and pavement maintenance projects throughout Utah. Our crews serve hospitals, medical offices, schools, universities, commercial properties, HOAs, churches, municipalities, and industrial facilities.
As a licensed and insured Utah asphalt contractor, Eckles Paving provides sealcoating, parking lot striping, crack sealing, asphalt repair, paving, milling, grading, drainage improvements, and concrete services.
Our team understands that projects at active healthcare facilities require careful scheduling, clear communication, and attention to access. Eckles Paving has earned more than 1,300 five-star reviews and maintains a 5.0 Google rating.
Hospital Parking Lot Maintenance in Provo and Utah County
Eckles Paving provides commercial parking lot maintenance in Provo and throughout Utah County. Our service area includes Orem, Springville, Mapleton, Spanish Fork, Lindon, Pleasant Grove, American Fork, Lehi, Vineyard, and surrounding communities.
Visit our Utah asphalt service areas page to learn more about the locations served by Eckles Paving.
Frequently Asked Questions
What work did Eckles Paving complete at Utah Valley Hospital?
Eckles Paving sealcoated and restriped the parking lot in front of the Pedersen Tower in June 2026. The project included parking stalls, accessible spaces, red curbing, and designated patient parking.
Why is clear parking lot striping important at a hospital?
Clear striping helps patients, visitors, and employees identify parking spaces, accessible areas, restricted curbs, and designated patient spaces more easily.
Why are accessible parking markings especially important at healthcare facilities?
Many hospital patients and visitors have limited mobility. Visible accessible spaces and access aisles help people locate appropriate parking and preserve room for mobility equipment.
Does sealcoating repair damaged or failed asphalt?
No. Sealcoating is a preventive surface treatment. Potholes, failed pavement, sinking areas, or structural damage may require patching or asphalt replacement before sealcoat is applied.
Can a hospital parking lot remain accessible during asphalt maintenance?
Many projects can be completed in planned sections, depending on the property layout and scope. Closures, alternate parking, pedestrian routes, curing times, and facility access should be coordinated before work begins.
How often should hospital parking lot striping be refreshed?
Striping should be evaluated regularly and refreshed when markings become faded or difficult to recognize. Traffic, snow removal, sunlight, and pavement condition can all affect how quickly markings wear.
Why is red curb painting important?
Visible red curbing helps drivers recognize restricted areas and distinguish them from standard parking spaces. The precise meaning and requirements depend on the property’s approved traffic and parking plan.
Fresh red curbing clearly marks the restricted parking area.
Request a Free Hospital Parking Lot Estimate
If your healthcare facility needs sealcoating, restriping, crack sealing, asphalt repair, or a complete pavement evaluation, Eckles Paving can recommend services based on the property’s condition and operational needs.
Request a free estimate from Eckles Paving for hospital, medical office, or commercial parking lot maintenance in Provo or elsewhere in Utah.
