Find where the water comes from
Adding rock can improve the surface, but repeated washouts usually deserve a look at water movement. Watch where runoff enters the driveway, whether it crosses the surface, and where it leaves.
Photos during or just after heavy rain can show more than dry-weather pictures.
Look at ditches, crowns, and culverts together
A gravel drive works as a small drainage system. Ditches, cross-drainage, the driveway crown, low spots, culverts, and outlet areas all affect whether water stays controlled or starts moving gravel.
A useful project description should cover the whole problem, not only the deepest rut.
Material cannot compensate for bad water flow forever
Different stone sizes and base materials have different uses, but no gravel choice fixes every drainage issue. If water is concentrated in the wrong place, the repair may need shaping, ditch work, culvert work, or another correction before finish rock is added.
That is why it helps to describe the drainage problem as well as the driveway surface.
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