On Sep 29, 7:30*pm, "MiamiCuse" wrote:
Recently I have identified a water main line leak near my property.
Specifically just outside my property line but under my concrete driveway..
I reported to the city public works and utilities and they came and cut open
my driveway to access the pipe for repair.

However, when they were done, they decided to patch the opening not with
concrete but with black asphalt. *Now my driveway looks like this:

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...r/P1000255.jpg

So my question is, is this typical? *I don't like this big black patch on my
driveway, although technically it is outside of my property line. *I did not
call the city to see if this can be remedied, and if not, is there something
I can do myself, by pouring a thin coat of hydraulic cement over the entire
black area will it look better or will it crack under the weight of a car?

Thanks in advance,

MC

Take the photo to the head of the municipal water department and ask
him/her when it will be permanently fixed. If no satisfaction, take
it to your next city council meeting and show it and give copies to
all the city council people. If there is a part of the session called
"items from the public" or something like that, use that time to bring
it to their attention. I got wonderful results doing something
similar to this, they actually had a projection system and I put up a
similar picture showing a sloppy job for everyone at the council
meeting to see and got things fixed in a matter of days.