Posted by Dave41A on January 05, 2020 at 10:58:09 from (71.161.69.133):
Good afternoon. This is somewhat tractor-related so I'll post here. If not, then please suggest an appropriate forum. Anyway, this past summer I replaced a culvert under my gravel driveway. The old culvert was an 8 inch steel pipe that the previous owner had installed. Through frost heave it had worked its way to the surface and was about 1/4 to 1/3 exposed. I would hit it when clearing snow. It also was not nearly deep enough to adequately drain water, which would wash over the driveway in heavy rains and melts. It also made a good "bump" when driving in or out. So I dug it out and replaced it with an 18-inch driveway-rated polyethylene corrigated culvert. I set this one at about 3 foot depth. I backfilled with the material I had removed, which here in WNY is a high clay content soil. There is a lot of driveway aggregate mixed in.
Anyway, now that it is winter--and a mild one at that--the driveway above the culvert is "sagging" and I have a pronounced dip there. I suspect this area thaws faster when everything else is frozen as warmth can get under it from the black culvert pipe. I will fill this with more gravel as a wintertime fix--but this is just a band-aid. What had been a "bump" is now a growing sag or pothole.
My question: What are best options for fixing this? Should I dig back out and backfill entirely with crushed stone? The culvert sits back from the road 100' feet or so, so I am entirely responsible for maintenance (not the town).
Any insight is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Dave
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