Boulevard Street Sewer Force Main and Water Main Replacement Project

Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.*

*NOTE: In some circumstances, extended hours and weekends may be necessary. Crews will not be scheduled to work on JEA holidays (2/15/21, 5/31/21, 7/5/21, 9/6/21, 11/11/21, 11/25/21, 11/26/21, 12/24/21, 12/27/21). 

A contractor working for JEA (Jax Underground Utilities, Inc.) replaced approximately 4,350 linear feet of aging sanitary sewer force main and potable water main along Boulevard Street from W. 7th Street to W.12th Street. These pipes had reached the end of their useful service lives and needed to be proactively replaced to ensure the reliability of the JEA water and sewer system in the area. 

Once this project is completed there will be increased water pressure, fewer unplanned water and sewer repairs and fewer unplanned water outages. 

View the Boulevard Street Power Point Presentation here. 

There were periods when area roads will have limited access or detoured while the contractor was installing the new water and sewer lines. For the safety of crews and the general public, there were temporary road closures and detours (one block at a time) while this work was completed.

Due to the installation of water and sewer mains along the same road, the contractor was required to open, close and detour these areas on several occasions over the course of the project. Traffic during each block closure throughout the project was detoured to Pearl Street due to the wider road and traffic signal.

Motorists were permitted to drive (with caution) through the construction area to their homes and businesses during pipe installation. Traffic was detoured around each area using appropriate signage as the work progressed.