On 9/29/2010 8:30 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


What did the city tell you when you asked them about the final result?
You may have forgotten they are your employees and you get to share in
the tab for running the city?

In my area they would do it exactly like like your photo and wait till
there were a number to do and then a concrete contractor would be hired
to do them en masse. They do the same when they cut the an asphalt road
to do a repair.