About to get an estimate on fixing a small section of road at my camp. It’s basically just a circle drive at the entrance that’s around 150 ft. About half of that are ruts that need to be fixed and some sort of rock added. I have zero idea of what cost should be, so what’s the boards opinion on reasonable estimate?

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Posted by Grassy1

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Posted on 7/7/24 at 6:44 pm to Columbia

Greatly depends on how far the guy has to haul the gravel and his equipment to fix your stuff.

And his demand for other work.

So where you are, is probably relevant.

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Posted by Spankum

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Posted on 7/7/24 at 10:19 pm to Columbia

I don’t know about cost, but I’d suggest something like crushed limestone that will pack instead of staying loose.

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Posted by LSUDad

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Posted on 7/8/24 at 7:57 am to Columbia

Helps to know the location. But agree, limestone might be the better fit.

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Posted by Columbia

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Posted on 7/8/24 at 8:35 am to LSUDad

Location Kosciusko MS. There’s a gravel place that specializes in this sort of thing 5 miles from the property

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Posted by LSUDad

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Posted on 7/8/24 at 8:37 am to Columbia

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There’s a gravel place that specializes in this sort of thing 5 miles from the property

That would be a start. They could get you in touch with a trucker.

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Posted by HonoraryCoonass

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Posted on 7/8/24 at 9:42 am to Spankum

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but I’d suggest something like crushed limestone that will pack instead of staying loose.

I saw a cool video the other night on YouTube where this guy made his own geocell grid out of some old corrugated pipe into 4” sections. He laid them all in his rut, then poured the stones into and around them.

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