The Sidewalk Takes Form

I was mostly preoccupied with our driveway.  Meanwhile, the contractors were making progress on laying the new sidewalk:

What I didn't realize at the time was how much of the sidewalk ended up being built right under the hedge in front of our house.  You can see the hedge on the left side of these pictures.  I suppose it made sense for the contractor not to build the sidewalk as close to the tree as it had been before, since the roots would crack the sidewalk more quickly that way.  But it remains a bit of a problem to this day.  I'm probably going to have to buy a hedge trimmer or saw to hack off a large chunk of the hedge in order for people to walk by.