For the past five years Claire Costen has been in a constant battle with the metro.<\/p>\n
The problem is a leaking storm-water pipe under her driveway which causes absolute havoc on the surface.<\/p>
Costen, a Falcon Street, Elspark resident, contacted the GCN after her latest attempt to get the metro to fix the problem failed.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery time it rains, the water flows down the storm-water drains as it should,\u201d she said.<\/p>
\u201cHowever, instead of flowing down the pipe and away it shoots up under my driveway and lifts the bricks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI constantly have to chase after my bricks as they float away down the street.\u201d<\/p>\n
Costen said that the metro has come out a few times and just thrown concrete slabs into the problem area but this is only a temporary solution as the slabs break and the water still gets through.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have dug down to the pipe and found out what the problem is,\u201d Costen said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe connecting collar on the pipe is broken and needs to be replaced.\u201d<\/p>\n
Costen added that she had told the metro about this but her explanations have fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n
It is a battle for her family to get in and out of the driveway and Costen wants the municipality to fix the problem properly.<\/p>\n
The GCN requested comment from the metro on the matter but at the time of going to press no comment had been received.<\/p>\n
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