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Driveway, field, and road culverts repaired, replaced, and installed. We pull the old pipe, set the new one, and rebuild the crossing. Mattoon, IL — 60-mile radius.
📞 Call (217) 809-0779 Free EstimateCulvert installation, repair, and replacement — driveway culverts, field crossings, and road culverts. Properly sized metal or plastic pipe set at the right grade, with clean backfill and headwalls so approaches stop washing out. Central Illinois, Mattoon — 60-mile radius. Free on-site estimate: (217) 809-0779.
Most residential driveway culverts use 12–18″ HDPE or metal pipe, sized to the ditch flow. We size it, set it to grade, armor the ends with rock, and rebuild the crossing so it quits washing out.
A culvert that's the right size and set at the right grade does its job for thirty years. Wrong size, wrong depth, or sloppy backfill — and you'll be fighting it every spring.
Brohez Trucking LLC handles culvert repair and culvert replacement across central Illinois — driveway culvert replacement, field crossings, road culverts, new installs, and emergency washout repairs. HDPE plastic, corrugated metal, or concrete depending on the application.
The fundamentals matter. Sizing for the drainage area. Setting it at the right depth and grade so water flows. Bedding it on a clean base so it doesn't deflect or settle. Backfilling in lifts and compacting properly. Adding stone aprons at the inlet and outlet so it doesn't wash out. Done right once beats done over and over.
If your culvert collapsed, rusted through, or wasn't sized right to begin with, we replace it. If a washout took the road or driveway with it, we rebuild the whole crossing. One contractor handles excavation, pipe, backfill, rock, and grading.
Repair, replacement, or a brand-new install — we do all three. A repair is when the pipe is mostly sound but the ends, the rock apron, or the crossing over it have failed — we rebuild what's gone and leave the existing pipe in service. A replacement is when the pipe itself is rusted through, crushed, or undersized — we dig out the old one and set a new pipe at the right size and grade. A new install is a fresh crossing where there's never been one — a new driveway entrance, a field lane over a ditch, or a road culvert. Whichever it is, we size it for the drainage area first so it actually moves the water.
Culvert repair is the cheaper half of this work, and plenty of pipe that gets torn out didn't need to come out. If the barrel of the pipe is still sound, what usually failed is everything around it — the ends, the rock, the ditch, or the driveway sitting on top.
What a repair actually looks like on our jobs:
We'll tell you straight which one you've got. If the invert is rusted out, the barrel is crushed, or the pipe is simply too small for the water coming at it, a repair is money spent twice — that's a replacement, and we'll say so on the site visit rather than after. Free on-site look either way: (217) 809-0779.
Putting in a crossing where there's never been one? Culvert installation is everyday work for us — a new driveway entrance off a county road, a field lane over a ditch, or a road crossing that has to carry storm flow without washing out.
A new culvert pipe installation lives or dies on three things: sizing the pipe for the drainage area so it actually moves the water, setting it true to grade so it drains, and armoring the inlet and outlet with rock so the ends don't scour out. We handle the whole culvert installation start to finish — size and material (HDPE plastic, corrugated metal, or concrete), excavation, a clean bedded base, the pipe set to grade, backfill compacted in lifts, stone aprons, and the driveway or lane rebuilt over the top.
Driveway culvert pipe installation is the most common call — most residential entrances take 12–18″ pipe and go in within a day. Field and road culverts run bigger and take longer, but the fundamentals don't change. Need a new culvert put in? Call (217) 809-0779 for a free on-site sizing and estimate.
Not sure what pipe to use or how big it needs to be? Read our guide to plastic vs metal driveway culvert pipe and what size you need →
Four things say a culvert needs replaced rather than repaired: the bottom is rusted out (metal goes along the invert first, so a pipe can look fine from the end and have no floor in the middle), the driveway is sagging or has a hole in it, it's undersized and backs water over the drive every hard rain, or the joints have separated and soil is migrating in.
Any of those and a patch is throwing good money after bad. That's a different job with its own page — see culvert replacement for how we pull the old pipe, re-cut the flowline to grade, and set new. We'll tell you which one you're looking at when we come out, and we'll tell you if repair is the cheaper call.
Whether it's a fresh install or a replacement, the steps are the same.
We come look at the site, measure the drainage area, check slope, and recommend the right culvert size and material. Free estimate.
If a road right-of-way is involved, we help you sort out the permit. Utility locates get called before any digging.
For replacements, we dig out the old pipe. For new installs, we open the trench at the right depth and grade.
We bed the trench bottom with clean gravel or sand, set the pipe true to grade, and confirm flow direction is right before backfill.
Backfill goes in lifts on both sides of the pipe and gets compacted as we build up. No voids, no future settlement.
We add stone aprons at the inlet and outlet to prevent washout, restore the road or driveway surface, and grade to drain.
From a single driveway pipe to multi-pipe road crossings.
Entrance culverts for residential and rural driveways — sized right and set at the right grade so water moves and the road holds.
Culverts under farm lanes for crossing drainage ditches and waterways. Built to handle equipment loads and storm flow.
Township and private road culvert installs and replacements — properly sized for the drainage area and built to spec.
When a culvert blows out and takes the road with it, we rebuild — new pipe, new base, new rock, and the crossing back in service.
Old metal culverts rust through. Concrete cracks. Old pipes get crushed. We dig them out and set new ones in place.
Undersized culverts back water up and damage roads. We assess and replace with properly sized pipe.
Rock aprons and headwalls at culvert ends to prevent washout and erosion. Cheap insurance for a culvert install.
Roadside and field ditches re-cut and re-shaped to feed culverts properly and keep water moving downstream.
Real culvert work from across central Illinois.
Depends on diameter, length, material, depth of cover, and access. Free estimate — call (217) 809-0779.
Sizing depends on the drainage area, slope, and storm flow. Undersized backs up water; oversized is wasted money. We size it right at the estimate.
HDPE plastic is most common for driveways and fields — light, no rust, decades of life. Metal still has a place. Concrete for heavy or permanent installs.
Yes. We dig out the old one, set the new one at the right grade and depth, and rebuild the road or driveway over it.
Most driveway culverts go in within a day. Replacements that need rebuilding the crossing typically take one to two days.
If it ties into a county or township road right-of-way, usually yes. We can help you sort out the local rules.
A repair fixes what's failed around a pipe that's still sound — a washed-out end, eroded rock apron, or a settled crossing. A replacement is when the pipe itself is rusted through, crushed, or too small, so we dig it out and set a new one at the right size and grade.
Yes. New driveway entrances, field lane crossings over a ditch, and new road culverts are all standard work. We size the pipe for the drainage area, set it true to grade, and build the crossing over it.
Usually it's undersized for the water it has to carry, set at the wrong grade, or missing rock aprons at the ends. We assess all three, replace the pipe if it's too small, and armor the inlet and outlet so it stops washing out.
Brohez Trucking installs and replaces driveway, field-lane, and road culverts across the 60-mile radius from Mattoon — Charleston, Effingham, Champaign, Decatur, Tuscola, Shelbyville, and the towns between. We size the pipe to the drainage area, set it true to grade, and armor the inlet and outlet so it lasts. See our guide on driveway culvert replacement, or call (217) 809-0779 for a free on-site look.
Yes — we handle culvert installation across the 60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL, including Charleston, Effingham, Champaign, Decatur, and the surrounding towns. New driveway entrances, field-lane crossings, and road culverts are all standard work. Call (217) 809-0779 for a free estimate.
Yes — we replace rusted, crushed, and undersized culverts across central Illinois. We dig out the old pipe, set a new one at the right size and grade, and rebuild the crossing. Most replacements take one to two days. Call (217) 809-0779 for a free site walk.
Yes — we handle all types of culvert work: new installation, replacement, repair, and sizing. Serving Mattoon, Charleston, Effingham, Champaign, Decatur, and the 60-mile radius. Call (217) 809-0779 for a free on-site look.
60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — Decatur, Champaign, Effingham, Charleston, Urbana, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Pana, and Terre Haute.
Culvert pricing depends on diameter, length, material (HDPE plastic, corrugated metal, or concrete), depth of cover, and access. Typical residential driveway culverts are straightforward — call (217) 809-0779 for a free estimate.
If the culvert ties into a county or township road right-of-way, you usually need a permit from the local road commissioner. We can help you figure out the local rules.
Four signs mean replacement, not repair. The bottom is rusted out — corrugated metal goes along the invert first, so a pipe can look fine from the end and have no floor left in the middle. The driveway over it is sagging or has a hole in it, which means the pipe is collapsing or backfill is washing into it. It's undersized, so water backs over the drive in a hard rain or scours around the ends every spring. Or the joints have separated and soil is migrating in, which shows up as a sinkhole over the line. Any of those and a patch just buys you the same problem again.
Brohez Trucking LLC delivers culvert installation and repair across a 60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — into Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Shelby, Moultrie, Effingham, Edgar, Clark, Champaign, and Macon counties, plus over the line into Vigo County, Indiana. Pick your town below for local details, or call (217) 809-0779 for a free estimate anywhere in the radius.
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