Hi all,
I need some advice on maintaining the ditches on my gravel road. As you can see from the pictures the extraordinary downpours we had this past fall have eroded my ditches extensively. This is a steep road on the side of a hill of hemlocks. We have culverts diverting the ditch water under the road at several spots. They do become clogged occasionally and have to be cleared. I was wondering if filling in these ditches partially (they have eroded to a depth of about 2 feet) with larger ( say baseball sized rock) would alleviate the erosion into the roadway. I'm not worried to much about erosion on the bank side as I can remove trees as they become undercut. I'd just like to protect the roadway. Thanks for any input.
I need some advice on maintaining the ditches on my gravel road. As you can see from the pictures the extraordinary downpours we had this past fall have eroded my ditches extensively. This is a steep road on the side of a hill of hemlocks. We have culverts diverting the ditch water under the road at several spots. They do become clogged occasionally and have to be cleared. I was wondering if filling in these ditches partially (they have eroded to a depth of about 2 feet) with larger ( say baseball sized rock) would alleviate the erosion into the roadway. I'm not worried to much about erosion on the bank side as I can remove trees as they become undercut. I'd just like to protect the roadway. Thanks for any input.