How to fix deep tire ruts and compacted soil in a lawn

“until a cable was accidentally hit by utilities and they dug a swimming pool sized hole in my front yard to find it.”source ↗

“They “returned my yard to the original state” by poorly filling in the hole and planting highway seed across my whole front yard.”source ↗

“A couple months later I was left with a front lawn full of every type of weed ass grass you could imagine.”source ↗

“ATT would do nothing, my town that said they would help if ATT did not help said they would call me back once they found the right person, I guess they’re still looking.”source ↗

“Did I ruin my lawn? It was patchy before but just had the lawn slit seeded by lawn doctor and now it’s a muddy mess.”source ↗

“The thing that worries me most is that because the backyard was still damp from rain there’s long trenches in the yard now from the machine.”source ↗

“Had a dump truck deliver 16 yards of topsoil and I made the call to dump it in the backyard vs moving it from the driveway (no regrets there). Just wondering what the best way is to fix the decompressed soil from the dump truck.”source ↗

“I have two German Shepherds who have basically created their own running path through this part of my backyard.”source ↗

“The area is heavily shaded, stays damp longer than the rest of the yard, and between that and the constant dog traffic, the grass is turning into a mud pit.”source ↗

“I’m looking for a long-term solution, but I don’t want to just dump gravel everywhere or have it look like an obvious dog run.”source ↗

“What can I do to help get a thicker mixture of turf?”source ↗

“There was a trampoline in that discolored area for who knows how long. That’s what I want to blend more but no success.”source ↗

“so with all that context that is or is not needed should we try to overseed by the street or start again with sod and do better at leveling it out?”source ↗

“We are just debating if we just overseed or slap down sod instead (mostly because I’m impatient haha)”source ↗

“previous tenant would drive on lawn and it has created a low spot. would this be as simple as cleaning the area and filling with dirt or another material for support and then dirt?”source ↗

“I just did the exact same thing next to our driveway where we've been driving on the grass too much and caused a rut.”source ↗

“That’s what it looked like before. I didn’t even know they were coming. Should I have them come back and rake it out? It’s very bumpy from the tire tracks”source ↗

“A few years ago they did work on this pipe that goes out to the street. They filled in dirt and laid sod. Lately it sunk more and the grass isn't growing so I was thinking of getting some dirt and putting in seed.”source ↗

“Scalped the lawn to give it a height reset before summer.”source ↗

“My son has been leaning to drive and we've had to move his car on to the lawn on occasion during winter to get my wife's car out. Despite the lawn looking fine, the scalp reveals the true extent of what goes on underneath.”source ↗

“Got it replaced and now have the spot where the heavy machinery drove track ruts pretty deep into my lawn and the hole they had to dig out brought a lot of clay up to the top of the soil.”source ↗

“Construction company drove onto my lawn 1 week after my first overseed.”source ↗

“Is this area ruined? I have allot of work to still do on this yard, but ive been really trying on my days off to get it right. What should I do next? Should I contact the construction company to see if they could comp me new seed?”source ↗

“Recently a neighbor asked if a tree removal company they hired could drive a machine through our backyard to access a large tree at the back corner of my neighbors yard. The company told him that they would put wooden planks down so the lawn wouldn’t get torn up but they did not and this is what it looks like after about a month.”source ↗

“I am considering asking the tree company to pay to fix it but can torn up moss even be fixed? We’ve tried growing grass there but it doesn’t really work at all.”source ↗

“Have to pull across the grass to get out of the driveway. Rut has been worsened after heavy rain. Thinking of filling w/ gravel then covering with dirt. Thoughts on how to fix and prevent?”source ↗

“The person that left the tire ruts calls it overdramatic. So who fixes?”source ↗