ᐅ Transition from driveway to street when driveway is elevated above street level

Created on: 8 Apr 2018 21:33
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hemali2003
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hemali2003
8 Apr 2018 21:33
Hello everyone,
our gravel driveway is just slightly below street level. With the addition of crushed stone and paving, it will of course sit a few centimeters above the street. How have you handled the transition when the driveway is higher than the street level? Is it possible to use cold asphalt for this? Or which material is suitable?
From the beginning, we accepted the driveway being higher because the street is scheduled to be repaved in the next few years. We wanted to avoid being below street level and potentially having a pool of water on the driveway during rain (to put it exaggeratively), as water would flow from the street onto our driveway.
The solution for the transition from the driveway to the current street does not need to be permanent—ideally, it should last a few years.

THANK YOU!
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hemali2003
8 Apr 2018 21:43
I might add that the road edges are not properly paved – there is no sidewalk or similar. The road simply ends somewhere (no straight edge), and then either a verge or a driveway begins.
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Nordlys
8 Apr 2018 21:46
Asphalt. Appearance becomes secondary. Just pour the asphalt and compact it. And that’s it.
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hemali2003
8 Apr 2018 22:20
Is that what is called cold asphalt?
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Nordlys
8 Apr 2018 22:21
Yes, what they use for patching in road construction.