TAMPA, Fla. — The city of Tampa announced Wednesday the progress on infrastructure work in Virginia Park.

What You Need To Know

  • The Virginia Park project is part of a $92 million Tampa Neighborhood Design Build Project

  • Residents will soon be able to see improved water pressure, water quality and better fire protection

  • Work on the park is nearing 90% completion

The city has been hard at work on replacing old water pipelines underground, some of which being around for nearly 100 years. When completed, more than 20,000 feet of new pipe will have been installed, totaling more than 3.8 miles.

This project is part of the $92 million Tampa’s Neighborhood Design Build Project and made possible through the Progressive Infrastructure Planning to Ensure Sustainability, or PIPES, program. The $2.9 billion funding plan will revitalize the city’s aging infrastructure, through large scale water and wastewater improvements.

Upon the project’s completion, residents will be able to see improved water pressure, water quality and better fire protection.

The crews used pipe bursting and Horizontal Directional Drilling as tactics to replace the water mains.

Work on the park is nearing the 90% completion mark and is set to be completed in February 2024.