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The City of Durham’s Department of Water Management will begin its final phase of a multi-year project to replace waterlines along the American Tobacco campus.
The American Tobacco Waterline Replacement Project Phase 2 will start on Monday, Sept. 15, which will close popular roads in and around the area.
According to the City, the project began in 2019 and this final phase is anticipated to take 18 months to complete, beginning Sept. 2025 and continuing through until Spring 2027, to update waterlines throughout downtown Durham. See the full Phase 2 Project map here. The City Council approved the $27.6 million project in June 2025.
The following are the planned road and lane closures for the week of Sept. 15:
- Southbound lane closure in Willard Street between Yancey and Blackwell streets
- Lane shifts in Chapel Hill Street between Willard and Pettigrew streets
- See the road closure map, along with a detour route for the week of Sept. 15
The replacement project addresses infrastructure bordered by Pettigrew Street to the north, the Durham Freeway to the south, Willard Street to the west and Dillard Street to the east.
The City said the work will include:
- Replacing 11,500 feet of existing 1930s-era waterlines
- Upgrading and reconnecting existing water services
- Installing 5,000 feet of 36-inch transmission main
- Rehabilitating or replacing existing sanitary sewer lines in the area
- Providing pavement repairs
The Department of Water Management
has been coordinating construction activities with the American Tobacco Campus,
Durham Performing Arts Center, Downtown Durham, Inc. and businesses and
organizations in the project area to minimize impacts during construction.
Go to the City’s website for continued updates on road closures as they keep on with construction until 2027.
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