Do I have to excavate before putting culvert in ditch?

At the end of the month, I will be installing a gravel driveway to some land I own. Which will require a culvert. Planning on using a 20” culvert as I got it for free. Now the ditch bottom is about 3ft lower than the road surface. So do I need to excavate at all to install this, or can I simply drop the pipe in the ditch and start filling with gravel? submitted by /u/Senzualdip [link] [comments]

Jun 10, 2025 - 17:54
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At the end of the month, I will be installing a gravel driveway to some land I own. Which will require a culvert. Planning on using a 20” culvert as I got it for free. Now the ditch bottom is about 3ft lower than the road surface. So do I need to excavate at all to install this, or can I simply drop the pipe in the ditch and start filling with gravel?

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