Road Building, Grading & Drainage | Whit's-Turn Tree Care

Road Building, Grading & Drainage on the Central Coast

Whether you need a new road built across your property, an existing road graded and maintained, or a drainage solution that protects your land from erosion and water damage — Whit’s-Turn Tree Care has the heavy equipment and experienced crew to get it done.

We’ve served property owners throughout San Luis Obispo County since 2006 — from residential homeowners to large rural parcels, ranches, and vineyards throughout the Central Coast region.

Road Building & Maintenance

A well-built road makes your property accessible, functional, and easier to maintain. Whether you’re building a new access road from scratch or maintaining an existing dirt road that’s become rutted, eroded, or overgrown — we have the equipment and experience to handle it.

New Road Construction

We build new access roads on rural properties, ranches, vineyards, and large parcels. From clearing the path to grading and compacting the surface — we handle the full process from start to finish.

Road Maintenance

Existing dirt roads require regular maintenance to stay passable — especially after wet seasons when erosion, ruts, and washouts can make roads difficult or dangerous to use. Regular grading keeps your road smooth, properly crowned, and draining correctly so water doesn’t pool or erode the surface.

Land Grading

Proper grading is the foundation of any well-functioning property. We provide land grading services for:

• Road construction and maintenance

• Property leveling for construction or landscaping

• Slope correction and erosion control

• Site preparation for building pads and structures

• Vineyard and ranch road grading throughout San Luis Obispo County

Our dozers and excavators handle grading projects of all sizes — from small residential sites to large rural acreage throughout the Central Coast.

Drainage & Culvert Installation

Poor drainage causes serious problems — erosion, road failure, flooding, and property damage. Proper drainage infrastructure protects your investment and keeps your property functioning through wet seasons.

Culvert Installation

Culverts are large pipes installed under roads and driveways to allow water to pass through rather than erode the road surface or create dangerous washouts. We handle culvert installation of all sizes — from standard residential driveway culverts to large diameter drainage pipes for rural roads and access routes.

Erosion Control

On sloped properties and hillsides we can install straw waddles to slow water flow, reduce erosion, and protect disturbed soil during and after grading and road construction projects. This is especially important on rural properties and hillside road throughout the Central Coast where erosion can quickly damage new road surfaces and surrounding land

Our Equipment

We have the heavy equipment to handle road building, grading, and drainage projects of any scale:

• Excavators — for digging, trenching, culvert installation, and earthmoving

• Dozers — for clearing, grading, and road building

• Skip Loaders — for material handling and finish work on smaller areas