Detours and Alerts

Crews will mobilize construction equipment for the South Hillsborough Pipeline as early as Monday, Nov 10, to prepare for a horizontal directional drill (HDD) under Fishhawk Creek. Once they begin, crews will be working daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday along the south side of Fishhawk Boulevard.

This work is expected to have minimal impacts to motorists and pedestrians: No traffic impacts are expected on Fishhawk Boulevard other than trucks entering and exiting the work area. Sidewalks will remain open, though flaggers may briefly pause pedestrians and cyclists when construction equipment needs to cross the sidewalk.

Residents will first see crews installing safety fencing and staging about 2,000 feet of pipe and other equipment along the edge of the right of way. Crews will then begin the HDD process by creating a pilot hole, reaming it to the desired diameter, and then pulling the pipe back through the enlarged hole. This process requires the entire length of the pipe to be laid out on the ground prior to it being pulled through.

This trenchless crossing is one of 17 along the 26-mile pipeline route. Trenchless crossings allow crews to install the pipeline beneath waterways and roadways to minimize impacts.

For more information on the project, visit SouthHillsboroughPipeline.com.