Superman ponders this for a moment. If they do that, the city would have to shut off water and power and gas in this block for a while. THey would have to dig up the cement and the road, and then place it all back neatly. It would be a mess, and a lot of work for a little creature barely bigger than their fingers.

...

"Yes! Go do that. I'll go talk to a road crew so we have materials ready to fix the road once we are done," he says and blasts off.

It'll be worth it. All lives are precious.