How should I fill the ruts beside my driveway?

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I’ve developed a bad rut right beside my concrete driveway. It’s because after all of the rain, one side of my driveway now angles to one side, and so my vehicle slides off into the rut when driving in. I filled it with dirt, which only came back. I set paver bricks there, but the rut got bigger.  Should I use a mixture of gravel and sand and tamp it? Possibly put quikrete on top, spray with water and let it set? The way it looks isn’t important, I’m just trying to stop the rut getting worse when it rains and also be able to get in my driveway without it being so rough

STEVEN F · Answer

The rain isn't even a MINOR contributing factor.
Step 1: LEARN TO DRIVE. Until that is done, you can't fix the ruts you will CONTINUE making.
Step 2: If the shrubs are encroaching over your driveway, you need to deal with the shrubs, not blame the rain. It is STILL your driving that is the problem.
Step 3: Once you deal with WHY you keep driving off the side, you DON'T 'fill' the rut. You level the dirt that is already there.

Anonymous · Answer

cut the shrubs back to the property line so you can use your property
6 to 8 inches of paver base (tamped) under the pavers will keep them supported

18 gibbs 20 · Answer

The best suggestion is to learn how to drive and keep your car on the driveway

Spock (rhp) · Answer

seems as though the rain is eroding the base [dirt?] underneath the pavers you used.  solution is to rebuild the base properly ... several inches depth of crushed rock should do it and then pavers atop that

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How should I fill the ruts beside my driveway?

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