Posted by Chris Jones on March 13, 2014 at 06:43:02 from (24.148.141.137):
In Reply to: cleaning a driveway posted by GordoSD on March 12, 2014 at 19:09:21:
2 foot pip is pretty big. Are you sure it's not just "packed" at the ends? I'd start with a shovel. In a 2 foot pipe I think you'd be able to get perhaps 4 foot from each end that way and that'll give you a good idea how it is inside. Unless it was partially blocked at the outlet end and water was continuing to carry stuff in there but only the water could come out, I doubt it's fully clogged but you're there and I'm not so I'm just guessing. Beyond the shovel's reach a long rod of some kind with a hook on the end might break up some and a hoe with an extended handle then be able to pull some out. If it's not packed tight and you get it say 1/2 open water from storms should finish the job as long as you keep the ditch leading into it clear of derbies.
If you have equipment like a backhoe I'd think pushing a pole through it would work but I'd worry you'd catch the lip of a section of pipe doing that and open yourself up to damaging the integrity of the culvert--I'm sure you know if a hole come in it somewhere like the sections no longer mating tight, dirt from above may start entering and a sink hole form then you'd have to replace the pipe.
Lastly, I've always maintained my own culvert and felt it was mine and my responsibility as access to my property. I also maintain the ditch beside the road along my property (mowing, keeping trash out and making sure it holds all the water it needs to. But, some neighbors here have had holes come in their driveways from rusted out steel or broken concrete culverts and they got the county to fix it. They tell me the county is responsible for their access across the public roads drainage ditch. The county even cut asphalt put in a new pipe and repaved the strip over that pipe for one guy--nicest 3 foot of his drive. You might just want to check with them first before you do anything.
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