Sir Rod Stewart is taking community service seriously.
On social media, the rocker lamented that a street near his English home in Harlow, Essex, was in dire need of repairing, but city officials apparently hadn't deemed bettering that particular road a high enough priority. So, Rod and few pals decided that they would fix the road at their own expense.
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The "Hot Legs" singer posted a video to Instagram that shows him shoveling gravel from the back of a construction truck.
"I'm repairing the street where I live since no one has bothered to do it," he told the camera after humming the tune of Snow White's "Heigh-Ho."
The camera then panned to the road, which certainly appears to be in need of some TLC.
"People are bashing their cars up. The other day, there was an ambulance with a burst tire," Rod went on to explain. "My Ferrari can't go through here at all. Me and the boys thought we would come and do it ourselves."
As Rod stated in his Instagram caption, "Working for a living, filling holes is good for the soul!"
While locals and the vast majority of Rod's 1.1 million Instagram followers applauded him for taking matters into his own hands, Essex Highway, the department responsible for repairing roads in the area, wasn't as pleased.
"While we would like to prioritize repairs to every road, the scale of our network — over 5,000 miles — means this is impossible and we have to focus on repairing defects likely to be most detrimental to the safety of our road users," a representative told the Huffington Post. "While we appreciate Sir Rod's commitment and community spirit, we discourage anyone from carrying out work on the roads themselves. Without proper traffic management and other specific safety measures, residents are putting themselves and others at risk."
Ride on, Rod, ride on.
