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I-85 SSI Project
Daily Updates

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April 16, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Receiving Pit Pipe Installation
April 15, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Receiving Pit Pipe Installation

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe installation, force main installation, restoration work, and roadway cleanup, while Construction Package 2 begins new fiberglass reinforced polymer pipe installation from the receiving pit toward Will Suitt Road and includes one scheduled blast at the Interstate 85 bore pit.

Middleton Drive Force Main and Receiving Pit Pipe Installation
April 14, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Receiving Pit Pipe Installation

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe installation, force main installation, and driveway restoration work, while Construction Package 2 begins new fiberglass reinforced polymer pipe installation from the receiving pit toward Will Suitt Road and includes one scheduled blast at the Interstate 85 bore pit.

Bore Pit Work
April 13, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Receiving Pit Pipe Installation

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe and force main installation at Joe Peed and along Middleton Drive, while Construction Package 2 begins new fiberglass reinforced polymer pipe installation from the receiving pit toward Will Suitt Road and includes one scheduled blast at the Interstate 85 bore pit.

Middleton Drive Force Main and I-85 Bore Pit Progress
April 10, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and I-85 Bore Pit Progress

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe and force main installation at Joe Peed and along the Middleton corridor, while Construction Package 2 advances finish grading, equipment mobilization, and scheduled blasting at the Interstate 85 bore pit.

Middleton Drive Force Main and I-85 Bore Pit Blasting
April 9, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and I-85 Bore Pit Blasting

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe and force main installation at Joe Peed and along the Middleton corridor, while Construction Package 2 advances finish grade work, site restoration, equipment mobilization, and scheduled blasting activities near the Interstate 85 bore pit.

Bore Pit Blasting
April 8, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and I-85 Bore Pit Blasting

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe and force main installation at Joe Peed and along the Middleton corridor, while Construction Package 2 continues fiberglass reinforced polymer pipe installation along Eighth Street and begins scheduled blasting activity at the Interstate 85 bore pit.

Drill Equipment Upstream
April 7, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Eighth Street Installation

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe and force main installation at Joe Peed and along the Middleton corridor, while Construction Package 2 continues fiberglass reinforced polymer pipe installation along Eighth Street and advances drill setup activities ahead of planned drilling and blasting operations between Interstate 85 and Railroad Avenue.

FRP Installation
April 6, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Eighth Street FRP Installation

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe and force main installation at Joe Peed and along the Middleton corridor, while Construction Package 2 continues fiberglass reinforced polymer pipe installation along Eighth Street and prepares for drilling and blasting operations between Interstate 85 and Railroad Avenue.

Bypass Pump Work
April 2, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Spoil Removal Activities

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe and force main installation at Joe Peed and along the Middleton corridor, while Construction Package 2 is focused on spoil removal and bypass system removal activities.

No work will take place on Construction Package 1 or Construction Package 2 tomorrow, in observance of the Good Friday holiday.

Middleton Force
April 1, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Manhole Invert Work

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe and force main installation at Joe Peed and along the Middleton corridor, while Construction Package 2 is focused on manhole concrete work and bypass system removal, with no additional blasting planned this week.

Middleton Drive
March 31, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Eighth Street Installation

Construction Package 1 remains active with pipe installation, force main installation, and utility locating activities, while Construction Package 2 continues FRP pipe installation along Eighth Street with no additional blasting planned for the rest of the week.

Force Main and Eighth Street Installation Team
March 30, 2026

Middleton Drive Force Main and Eighth Street Installation

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe installation at the Joe Peed site and resumed force main installation along Middleton Drive, while Construction Package 2 continues pipe installation across Eighth Street with manhole setting activities and scheduled blasting at West D Street and the microtunnel site.

Paused pipe installation
March 27, 2026

Joe Peed Pipe Installation and Eighth Street Progress

Construction Package 1 remains active with continued pipe installation and site restoration activity, while Construction Package 2 continues pipe installation across Eighth Street with one scheduled blast at the microtunnel site.

I-85 SSI
March 26, 2026

East Middleton Force Main and Eighth Street Pipe Installation

Pipe installation remains active in Construction Package 1, while Construction Package 2 continues with fiberglass reinforced polymer pipe installation, scheduled microtunnel blasting, and roadway restoration work along D Street.

Blasting and construction continue
March 25, 2026

Joe Peed Pipe Installation and D Street Progress

Construction activity remains active in both phases of the I-85 Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project, with continued pipe installation in Construction Package 1 and ongoing pipe installation and scheduled blasting at the microtunnel site in Construction Package 2.

Pipe and Blasting
March 24, 2026

East Middleton Force Main and CP-2 Blasting Operations

Pipe installation and force main work remain active in CP-1, while CP-2 crews continue FRP installation and scheduled blasting at the microtunnel site and West D Street.

Microtunnel
March 23, 2026

Force Main Work Continues as CP-2 Blasting Proceeds

Construction activity remains active across both phases of the I-85 Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project, with continued pipe and force main installation in CP-1 and ongoing FRP installation and scheduled blasting operations in CP-2.

Pipe Installation and Blasting
March 20, 2026

Joe Peed Pipe Installation and Revised CP-2 Blasting Schedule

CP-1 pipe and force main installation activities remain underway, while CP-2 work continues with FRP installation and a revised blasting schedule that now includes one 12:00 pm microtunnel pit blast and one 11:00 am D Street hand shot.

i-85 SSI
March 18, 2026

Force Main and FRP Installation Continue as Blasting Operations Advance CP-2 Work

Construction activity remains active across both phases of the I-85 Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project, with ongoing force main and FRP pipe installation alongside scheduled blasting operations in CP-2.

I85 SSI
March 17, 2026

FRP Installation and Microtunnel Mobilization Continue

Force main installation is resuming at key CP-1 locations while CP-2 work continues with FRP pipe installation and microtunnel drilling mobilization.

Rain Date
March 16, 2026

Construction Pause

CP-1 crews are securing materials and preparing for weather conditions ahead of upcoming installation work, while no CP-2 contractor activity is scheduled for today.

East Middleton Force Main and FRP Sewer Main
March 13, 2026

East Middleton Force Main and FRP Sewer Main Work

CP-1 crews are advancing valve vault preparation and force main installation along East Middleton Drive and West Middleton Drive, while CP-2 crews continue FRP sewer main installation, backfilling, and manhole invert grouting with no blasting scheduled today.

Blasting Continues
March 12, 2026

East Middleton Force Main and CP-2 Outfall Blasting

CP-1 crews are preparing for rain while force main installation continues along East Middleton Drive, and CP-2 crews will continue FRP sewer main installation, structure grouting, manhole vacuum testing, and scheduled outfall blasting at 10:00 am.

Blasting
March 11, 2026

East Middleton Force Main Work and CP-2 Outfall Blasting

CP-1 crews continue backfill, cleanup, conduit installation, and force main work along East Middleton Drive, while CP-2 crews advance FRP sewer main installation and backfilling as scheduled, with Carolina Drilling set to blast rock in the outfall at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm outside the roadway work restriction area.

Forced Main
March 10, 2026

Main Installation and Rock Blasting

CP-1 crews are advancing lift station piping and force main installation and testing, while CP-2 crews continue FRP sewer main work, site restoration, ground-speed testing, and scheduled outfall rock blasting outside the Enbridge stop-work area.

Forced Main
March 9, 2026

East Middleton Force Main Work and CP-2 Blasting

Crews will continue force main installation in the East Middleton area, along with ongoing pump station work, conduit installation, erosion control maintenance, sewer main installation, and site restoration in CP-2.

Controlled blasting in CP-2 is scheduled for 11:00 am. and 3:00 pm.

JF Wilkerson
March 6, 2026

Lift Station Piping, Force Main Installation, and CP-2 FRP Work

Crews are advancing lift station construction with through-slab process piping and continuing force main installation along the East Middleton corridor. CP-2 teams are installing FRP sewer mains and restoring disturbed areas, while Carolina Drilling remains on standby pending resolution of Enbridge Gas coordination items.

I-85 SSI Project Work
March 5, 2026

East Middleton Force Main and CP-2 FRP Work

CP-1 crews are continuing pump station backfilling and force main installation along East Middleton Drive, including work near the Middleton Lift Station driveway and between Stardust Lane and West Middleton Drive. CP-2 crews are continuing FRP sewer main installation, while Carolina Drilling is temporarily paused pending resolution of an Enbridge Gas coordination issue.

RPR Updates From Jackie Jackson
March 4, 2026

Force Main and FRP Installations

CP#1 crews will continue pump station backfilling, hauling fill to support East Middleton work, and advancing roofing and force main installation near the East Middleton Lift Station and Stardust Lane. CP#2 crews will continue installing FRP sewer main segments, while drilling remains paused pending resolution of an Enbridge Gas coordination issue.

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