Louisville Water is replacing a 130-year-old water main on Oak Street.
It’s a pipe that’s delivered drinking water since the late 1800s!

We are committed to maintaining and rehabilitating our critical infrastructure to ensure we can deliver reliable, high-quality drinking water. We started this project in July 2024 to replace a large water main.

Phase 2 Summary

Following a five-month break, Louisville Water will resume Phase 2 of the Oak Street Project on East Oak Street just west of South Floyd Street. Work is scheduled to start the week of November 10 and pick up where the project stopped just past the intersection of East Oak and Brook streets. Please see the map below for the location of our upcoming work and the detour route.

What’s next: Fall 2025 – May 2026
Where:

• Oak Street between Brook Street and South Clay streets
• East St. Catherine Street between South Clay and Swan streets
• East Kentucky Street between Swan and Vine streets

Why: Rehabilitating this 130-year-old water main is crucial for overall system reliability

Phase 2 of this water main replacement project requires us to “dig and replace” to install the new water main. In order to safely complete this work, we will need to close roads, detour traffic, and limit parking near our construction zones. We are committed to providing access for local traffic on either side of our work zone.

Note: you will not lose water service during construction.

Just like any large construction project, there will be lane closures and detours. We will provide regular updates via our dedicated project webpage and social media channels. Learn more at LouisvilleWater.com/OakStreetProject.

If you have any questions, please contact our Project Engineer Mike Meyer at (502) 214-4824 or via email at mjmeyer@LouisvilleWater.com.

We dug through our archives to find these historic photos of the water main construction in the 1890s. They truly show how much Louisville has grown and Louisville Water’s long history of investing in infrastructure.