John Moore Road will close to through traffic between Lumsden Road and Bloomingdale Avenue as early as Thursday, Nov. 12, for about a month of pipeline construction.

Crews working on the South Hillsborough Pipeline will shut down the John Moore Road and Ronele Drive intersection for open-trench pipe installation, according to a project notice posted Oct. 30. The work involves installing pipe at the intersection and under John Moore Road roughly 250 feet north of Ronele Drive.

Residents who live along John Moore Road will still be able to reach their homes. Access to Ronele Drive will be maintained from the west via South Kings Avenue.

The project notice, written by Julian Borrmann, lays out three detour options:

  • Through traffic can use Lumsden Road, South Kings Avenue and Bloomingdale Avenue.
  • Residents north of Ronele Drive can reach John Moore Road from Lumsden Road.
  • Residents south of Ronele Drive can reach John Moore Road from Bloomingdale Avenue.

The closure is expected to last about one month, weather permitting. The notice uses the phrase "as early as" Nov. 12, meaning the start date could shift.

The work is part of a larger pipeline Tampa Bay Water is building to serve south-central Hillsborough County's growing population. According to the project's overview page, the pipeline will be up to 5 feet in diameter and carry up to an additional 65 million gallons of water per day from the Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant in Brandon to Hillsborough County at two locations. Garney Construction is managing the build.

The pipeline's Segment A route runs through the John Moore Road and Ronele Drive corridor, then continues south along South Kings Avenue toward the Alafia River, according to the overview.

This intersection closure follows other pipeline-related road work in the area. A separate project notice posted Sept. 28 said El Greco Drive at Ronele Drive closed Oct. 5 for about one week of construction. A Falkenburg Road lane closure near Woodberry Road began Oct. 26 and was expected to last up to one week.

Residents can find updates at SouthHillsboroughPipeline.com.