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Real culvert work from across central Illinois.
Driveway, field, and road culverts installed and replaced. We dig it, drop it, and rebuild over it. Mattoon, IL — 60-mile radius.
📞 Call (217) 809-0779 Free EstimateA 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 installs and repairs culverts across central Illinois — driveway entrance culverts, field crossings, road culverts, 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.
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.
60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — Decatur, Champaign, Effingham, Charleston, Urbana, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Pana, and Terre Haute.
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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