Earthworks & Site Prep in Xpu-Há: clearing, rock excavation and compacted fills
Every project in Xpu-Há starts with the platform: clearing, rock, fills and levels done right decide whether floors crack, pools leak and roads sink. Between the highway and the beach the ground is limestone with cenotes and thin soil, changing to sand near the coast; sascab roads here rut and wash out quickly without a proper base and crossfall.
What We Do
Compacted Fills & Platforms
Sascab and crushed stone in controlled layers, compacted and lab-tested, for buildings and roads.
Levels & Drainage
Grading so rain moves away from buildings, toward planned infiltration points.
Clearing & Stripping
Removal of jungle and organic soil, preserving trees marked for protection and chipping vegetation on site.
Clearing permits in Xpu-Há
Licences come from Solidaridad; most access roads cross private or ejido land under easements, and widening or paving them needs agreements with every owner along the route. We confirm these authorisations before any machine enters the site.
Levels and runoff in Xpu-Há
Unpaved roads lose material with every storm and turn into channels; crossfall, side drains and permeable or sealed surfaces stop the yearly cycle of regrading. Platforms are graded so that rain moves away from buildings toward planned infiltration points.
Plants, materials and access in Xpu-Há
About 30 minutes from our yard; hot-mix trucks reach the highway easily but narrow private roads limit the size of pavers and rollers, so long roads are paved in shorter daily sections.
Traffic and work windows in Xpu-Há
Hotels and residents depend on a single access road, so works keep one lane open and are timed around check-in and deliveries; the rainy season makes sascab work difficult from June to October.
Earthworks Prices (2026) — Xpu-Ha
| Work | Detail | Price (MXN) |
|---|---|---|
| Clearing and stripping | Vegetation + 15–30 cm organic soil | $20–$60 / m² |
| Excavation in limestone | Hydraulic breaker, load and stockpile | $360–$830 / m³ |
| Compacted sascab fill | Supplied, 20 cm layers, 95% Proctor | $410–$660 / m³ |
| Spoil haulage | To authorised site, up to 20 km | $110–$230 / m³ |
Useful pages: Earthworks & Site Prep — Riviera Maya · Road Construction in Xpu-Há · Asphalt Paving in Xpu-Há · Concrete & Pavers in Xpu-Há
Why Clients Choose Recrea for Earthworks
- Drainage first: grades, kerbs and infiltration wells engineered so water never sits on the pavement
- Fixed price per m², layer by layer, with thicknesses written in the contract
- 18+ years and 196 projects in the Riviera Maya, written warranty
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