CURRENT CONDITION OF LOWER ROAD
For anyone who has not had the pleasure of driving up our road lately, it's a disaster. The lower half has exposed bedrock with multiple bumps and some dangerous protrusions. It's not advisable to attempt it without 4 wheel drive and plenty of undercarrage clearance.
The road will be widened by excavating the sides. This gives us the earth to use as fill and also reveals the whole road to better evaluate options for improvements beyond the urgent repairs. Such as the ragged concrete patch.
THAT DARN RAGGED
CONCRETE PATCH
Remove up-hill leading edge portion - the worst protrusion. Fill and compact erosion surrounding the remaining patch, making driving smoother and safer while lasting solution is investigated.(see future repairs)
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DEEP CREVACES IN DRIVE PATH
These erosion ruts begin where the pitch changes from out-slope to in-slope. The water has no escape and the hillside ditch is blocked by years of uncut bush. The amount of water keeps increasing and picks up speed on the steep incline. Volume + velocity = severe erosion.
These ruts are called 'false ditches' are a foot deep in places and force your car to the outer edge of the road. This is particularly difficult if another vehicle is coming down while you are going up.
This will be fixed as described in the exerpt from the
HW guide below.
Regular maintenance will prevent the ditch from getting blocked again.
Within the cost of urgent repairs
Within the cost of urgent repairs
BEDROCK PROTRUSIONS
Within the cost of urgent repairs
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Not included in urgent repairs
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DISCONNECT WATER FROM SHORELINE
THE HILLSIDE DITCH
A jack hammer will be used to level off the most dangerous places. Then the area will be filled to smooth out and compacted.
See FUTURE REPAIRS page
Currently, three homes are located along the lower,
in-slope portion of the road. The in-slope pitch directs water into a hillside ditch. This protects the two down slope homes from run-off water but creates an obstacle to access one up slope home. To ensure owners can access their property, part of the erosion crevice already there will be preserved to function as a continuation of the ditch. Rip rap rocks will fill in as it wraps around and rejoins the proper ditch on the hillside. It will be easy to drive over and water will still flow. Meanwhile a culvert pipe under the driveway access will be investigated. (see FUTURE REPAIRS)
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