The concrete driveway at Fire Station 6 (7954 Beechmont Ave.) was cracked throughout, with severe pavement distress and deterioration along the saw-cut lines in the pavement. Water ponded across portions of the driveway resulting in sagging in the individual pavement sections. In addition, a portion of the pavement was sunken roughly 1.5 inches below the surrounding pavement and had radial cracking due to the installation of a new water meter in 2018.
Similar conditions existed at Fire Station 10 (6211 Salem Road). The driveways were cracked throughout, with severe pavement deterioration and radial cracking at concrete joints. Water ponded from the depressed concrete sections and siltation squeezed out of cracks under the weight of ambulances and engines. A fire engine’s front axle weight limit is 20,000 lbs. and the rear axle weight limit is 27,000 lbs.
The cost for driveway replacement at both stations, which was paid out of TIF funds, totaled $537,379.