2022 widen the driveway

[msimerson]

Our driveway leading up to Meany Lodge from the railroad grade continues to experience erosion on the uphill side. During the winter and spring it rains rocks into the driveway. Each year we send a work party crew down and they chuck the rocks over the downhill side of the driveway. The erosion is undermining the root balls of some of the trees. We'd like to permanently solve the problem.

Issues to address

• annual rockfall into driveway
• the driveway is barely wide enough for Nick's groomer to pass

Plan

• mark trees to be removed (2020-05-23)
• get permission from railway (2020-06-05)
• fell trees within 6' of the uphill side of the driveway (2020-07-03)
• buy and deliver horse fencing to construct cages
• get bulldozer or bucket loader to widen driveway
• erect a retaining wall
  • gabion wall, big blocks, or other type?

Nick's Suggestion

• instead of building a retaining wall
  • remove more of the trees above the driveway
  • dig out that slope to a gentler grade, so it erodes far less

[msimerson]

Gabion wall example