The Brief
- Business owners in eastern Hillsborough County are crying out for help with a major construction project, making it difficult to keep business steady.
- Businesses near the intersection of Bloomingdale and Kings Ave. say a Tampa Bay Water project to build a pipeline to bring water to the growing south county area has forced a sixty percent drop in sales.
- The contractor, Garney Construction, says they have taken numerous measures to help with the “inevitable” disruptions.
BRANDON, Fla. – A construction project to build a major water main is causing several businesses in Eastern Hillsborough County to see sales drop by 60 percent.
The 26-mile water main will be five feet wide and travel through seventeen areas that require the construction of a tunnel.
That includes the intersection of Bloomingdale and Kings Avenue, which is where Karin Araya’s “Bacon Egg N Cheese” food stand is located.…