Driveway

[SaudisLoveAudis]

Hi All,
I hope you are well. I am digging in the front yard to prepare everything for the driveway.
I come across a yellow gas pipe about 35-40cm deep in relation to the public pavement.

My plan is to remove about 30cm of soil and replace it with 20cm of MOT type 3 compact it
then 5cm plastic grid to fill with gravel.

Can this gas pipe be left like that or do we have to put some bricks and cover with concrete slab then put the MOT aggregate?
Please advise.

 

[SaudisLoveAudis]

For anyone who needs I got an answer at another message board:
Gas pipes need to be buried to at least 450mm under a driveway with light vehicular traffic. If you can't reach that depth then you need mechanical protection, like a concrete slab at least 100mm above the pipe. If you've got heavy vehicles, then you may need more depth, like 600mm. The pipework should be bedded in sand.