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<blockquote data-quote="jkwilson" data-source="post: 1394600" data-attributes="member: 969"><p>Ditches or tile to get rid of the water are important if you can do it. By having the road a little higher than the drainage, the water that is soaked into the road drains out.</p><p></p><p>Ditches to divert water away from the road.</p><p></p><p>If at all possible, scrape off the spongier layer of soil to get to a base layer that is harder. Unlikely to be possible near a creek.</p><p></p><p>What you want is a road that floats on the base. Seems strange to say, but that's what it does. Fabric base, a layer of big rock like #2, then a layer of smaller stuff to smooth it out. I've actually walked on a road made that way that I can feel move under my feet when it is sopping wet and it still holds up to vehicle traffic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jkwilson, post: 1394600, member: 969"] Ditches or tile to get rid of the water are important if you can do it. By having the road a little higher than the drainage, the water that is soaked into the road drains out. Ditches to divert water away from the road. If at all possible, scrape off the spongier layer of soil to get to a base layer that is harder. Unlikely to be possible near a creek. What you want is a road that floats on the base. Seems strange to say, but that's what it does. Fabric base, a layer of big rock like #2, then a layer of smaller stuff to smooth it out. I've actually walked on a road made that way that I can feel move under my feet when it is sopping wet and it still holds up to vehicle traffic. [/QUOTE]
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