Portable shower-restroom trailer combination rentals in Callaway, Florida.

Utility moves preceded a new roundabout and Cherry Street work in Callaway

When WJHG visited Callaway in June 2025, utility crews were moving lines ahead of a planned roundabout at Boat Race Road and Berthe Avenue. City officials called the crossing difficult to navigate and described a design with a tree in the center and surrounding landscaping. The utility relocation had to come first so the intersection could later be realigned.

The same report followed a separate Cherry Street rehabilitation from Star Avenue to Tyndall Parkway. That work was expected to move one block at a time, with utility relocation already underway in places.

A contractor’s water-main strike put six Callaway streets under a boil notice

On October 19, 2026, Callaway said a contractor had struck a water main, cutting service on H.L. Sudduth Drive, South Kimbrel Avenue, South Charlene Avenue, Minneola Street, Imperil Drive and South Jan Drive. Crews expected to restore water by 4 p.m.; the city said a precautionary boil notice would follow once pressure returned.

The city kept the notice in place until bacteriological testing confirmed the water was safe. Two days later, Callaway rescinded it for those streets after satisfactory results, ending the advisory that had covered drinking, cooking and other food-preparation uses.

A pipe connection and broken valve stretched Callaway’s construction outage

A controlled water shutdown for construction near North Hugh Thomas stretched into a second day in February 2026. City Manager Ed Cook told WJHG that a shutoff valve broke during the work and had to be replaced. Then a pipe connection came loose on Highway 22, delaying the repair further. The affected stretch ran from the Hugh Thomas area toward the Callaway Recreation Complex.

Residents told WJHG they had already experienced a gas interruption earlier that week, so the second day without water added to their concern. Cook said crews were installing the pipe and expected service to return by late afternoon; a 48-hour boil-water notice would then remain in effect.

Sandy Creek’s recovery plan calls for miles of replacement water and sewer lines

Callaway’s Sandy Creek plan covers eight neighborhood streets, including Country Club Drive, 3 Putt Lane, Raintree Drive, Mallard Drive, Johns Drive and Caruso Drive. The city notice calls for about 19,313 feet of six-inch water main, 26 hydrants and 117 service connections, with the goal of improving pressure and fire flow and reducing breaks.

The sewer work is just as extensive: 18,135 feet of gravity line, 78 manholes, four grinder pumps, 104 laterals, a new lift station and 1,417 feet of force main. As crews move block by block, a portable restroom trailer could stay near the active stretch without blocking driveways or equipment routes.

The notice also anticipates work in road rights-of-way and temporary wetland and floodplain impacts. Pavement disturbed at utility crossings is to be restored after installation.