water diversion

[alwayslearning]

Need to diverter some water of my hardcore lane adjoining the road.
Alot of water can run down the road and diverts down my lane to house.
I have been digging a channel with spade to divert the water but it occasionally fills with chippings of the road.
Thinking of digging a h gurder in but fancy something cheaper

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Crash barrier?

 

[Thick Farmer]

Dig a bigger channel with a JCB?

 

[Kevtherev]

Sleeping policeman to turn water off and dig a small grip or ditch for the water to run off

 

[phillipe]

Make the water off the road go on down the road if poss

 

[alwayslearning]

Did think about sleeping policemen made if concrete against the road to turn the water just worried how long it would last with the wife driving in and out and me.
What thickness etc.
Can't be too high for car

 

[Kevtherev]

Make them wide and gentle for cars and lighter vehicles

 

[alwayslearning]

How deep should I dig it in to give it strength and weight?

 

[Badshot]

Just dig a shallow scrape across the drive to send the water off it.
If it gets washed out and too deep then dig a trench out, make a concrete channel, it only need be shallow to catch the water, better than a ruddy sleeping policeman to bump over.

 

[Paul E]

Don't think you'll do it cheaper than a girder by the time you've messed on with concrete, or kerbs. Also, a girder wont put a bump in the road to drive over.

 

[Kevtherev]

Put a camber on the road is also an option.

 

[alwayslearning]

Cheers
food for thought
going to hire a. Mini digger to dig something in and sort out the mud at the bottem of the lane the water has washed in

 

[Land Rover]

I have the same problem .
I have seen the H girder or channel section work , but it really has to be galvanized which put it onto the too expensive list . #
The crash barrier was also talked about as well as railway track .
The sleeping policeman is well worth a shot , I make the same sort of thing on the road with planings .
I'm still at the wee groove / ditch thing , but it needs cleaned out often .
I've bought these on ebay at 3 quid each , I'm thinking they might be worth a try
The hole is 6 inches diameter .

 

[alwayslearning]

I have read about digging a peice of timber across the road with some conveyor mat attached to it sticking up to turn the water but not bother the car