Construction Updates

Construction Updates

March 3, 2025

With the improving weather, the contractor will mobilize and begin potholing (digging small holes to assess utility conditions) on the Garlock Slough Forcemain the week of March 3^rd.  Drilling on the Garlock Slough forcemain is expected to begin the week of March 10^th. The contractor plans to drill pipe sections on both sides of Highway 86. Pipe fusing will continue on the south side of Highway 86.

Forcemain construction staging along Highway 86 in March 2025.

December 17, 2024

The contractor will begin preliminary work on the Garlock Slough Forcemain this week. Material and equipment deliveries are scheduled for Tuesday, December 17. The rest of the week, the contractor plans to assemble the pipe sections into long runs to be used in the trenchless drilling operations. Drilling will begin after the holidays, weather permitting.