City transportation and utility staff gave council an update on several large construction projects that will affect traffic and access in Woodbury through the rest of 2025.

Chris Hartsell summarized active and upcoming work including large water-treatment pipelines along Interlochen Parkway and the Tamarack wellfield pipe project near City Hall; road rehabilitation phases across the city; and utility and storm-sewer work on Dale Road and Bailey Road. Hartsell urged residents to consult the city’s project website for weekly detour and construction updates.

Hartsell noted materials and constructability challenges for large-diameter water mains: "that middle picture, has a trench box, and you'll see there's a 36 inch pipeline. There's not many communities I've ever worked in that has that big a pipeline. So this is, pretty unprecedented. In fact, I would say the material suppliers don't make a lot of this because there's not a lot in demand." He added that contractors are currently supplying material to the contractor’s schedule but that any disruption in supply could delay work.

On the Bailey Road water tower site, staff said work will include casing pipes under Bailey Road and that tower foundation work is expected to start in early July; the water-tower construction is a multi-year effort. Staff also described jacking/boring techniques used under the Bailey/Interlochen corridors and cautioned the public that crews must manage many existing underground utilities.

Council members asked timing questions and whether projects would overlap; staff said projects were scheduled to minimize conflicts where possible and that Valley Creek openings and other regional detours affected sequencing. Staff reiterated that detailed construction schedules and weekly detour maps are available on the project website and that they are coordinating with contractors to limit disruptions.