Large puddle in the courtyard

Hello,

we have recycling base and loose gravel on our driveway (24 meters long and between 4 and 7 meters wide, tapering diagonally from wide to narrow) since November 2013. Now, after nearly one and a half years, most of the gravel has been pushed into the base (in the wheel track areas), which is why we want to rake all the gravel off completely in spring when it is dry enough and lay down a geotextile fabric on which gravel will then be placed again.

Now, at one spot, there is always a large puddle after longer or heavier rain, either because that is the area where vehicles drive up/down the property and corresponding turning movements take place when steering or because the base was too wet during installation (there was a lot of rain while it was done) and the material could not be compacted well enough at that spot due to trapped water in the material.

Now the question is, would it make more sense to fill up the area and adjust it according to the slope (which would then run across the width to a drainage channel located in front of a carport) or would it be better to install a point drain there (a rainwater house connection shaft is located next to it).

I also suspect that the base has settled most there because that spot was excavated the deepest (connection to the existing transfer shafts)

The first picture was taken during very heavy rain, this one is more like everyday life

I would fill up and level the slope again. You have a drainage channel where the water can run off.

I suspect the filling material has compacted over time. We had a similar situation a few years ago in the yard.