Potential damage to pic - Road being resurfaced

[AlanS]

Received a letter yesterday informing us that the road we live on will be closed next week for complete carriageway resurfacing. We have just had a new PIC drive which has only been down for about 4 weeks. The pavement is very narrow so I am worried that the plant/vibration/works could crack the drive. Is this a valid concern? where would I stand with the council if something did happen?

Cheers

[nry]

Given our PIC contractors comment on the quality of the tarmac pavement surface next to our drive I'd not be overly worried.

We have a paving edge between our drive and the pavement, do you have anything similar? For us this would help prevent any machinery getting too close to the driveway surface, though given it should be 100mm road standard concrete I wouldn't be too worried about cracks: as you mention, the only concern may be aesthetic damage. It could be worth speaking to your contractor for advice or comments?

[AlanS]

cheers. basically we have a normal tarmac pavement but its quite narrow, only approx 2ft 6" to 3ft max, then a normal narrow kerbstone before it drops down to the road. This narrow pavement butts up to the front edge of my drive, hence my concerns

[Tony McC]

The pavement, narrow as it is, effectively isolates your driveway from the main carriageway, so you should be ok. However, if you are concerned, the correct way to proceed is to have the site engineer visit your drive and either provide a written statement regarding condition, absence of cracks, spalling etc., and/or take photos and proivide copies to yourself. Then, if owt does go wrong, you have "evidence" to pursue a claim for damage.

[AlanS]

many thanks Tony