Searching culvert repair near me — that's us. Washed-out ends, eroded aprons, and settled approaches rebuilt on driveway, field, and road crossings whose pipe is still sound, plus new culvert installation sized to the ditch and set to grade. Mattoon, IL — 60-mile radius. Pipe that's rusted through, crushed, or undersized needs culvert replacement instead — old one pulled, new pipe set. All three jobs are here.
📞 Call (217) 809-0779 Free EstimateCulvert repair near me — washed-out ends, eroded aprons, and settled approaches fixed on driveway culverts, field crossings, and road culverts where the pipe itself is still good. New culvert installation too: 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 new culvert installation and culvert repair across central Illinois — driveway entrances, field crossings, road culverts, and emergency washout repairs. HDPE plastic, corrugated metal, or concrete depending on the application. When the pipe itself is past saving, that's culvert replacement — old pipe out, new pipe to grade — and it's on this page too.
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, that's a replacement and we do those too. 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 →
If you came here searching culvert installers near me, culvert installation contractors near me, or driveway culvert installation near me — same crew for all three. We're based in Mattoon and run a 60-mile radius: Charleston, Effingham, Champaign, Urbana, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Neoga, Arcola and the county roads between them. Levi owns the machines and runs them, so the man who sizes your pipe is the man who sets it.
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. Culvert replacement is its own job and we do it: the old pipe comes out, the flowline gets re-cut to grade, new pipe goes in on a bedded base with the ends armored, and the drive gets rebuilt over the top and compacted so the crossing doesn't sink.
Three different jobs get called the same thing on the phone, and picking the wrong one is expensive in both directions.
Repair is for a pipe that's still structurally sound — a washed-out end, scour around the inlet, a separated joint you can get to, silt packed in, or a headwall that's failed while the culvert itself is fine. If the pipe has a floor left in it, repairing is usually the cheaper, faster call.
Replacement is for a pipe that's past saving or was never big enough: rusted through the invert, crushed, collapsing under the drive, or backing water over the road every hard rain.
Installation is a new crossing where there wasn't one — a new entrance off the road, a field crossing, a lane over a ditch that's never had pipe in it.
All three are on this page and all three are the same phone call. We'll tell you which one you're looking at when we come out, and we'll tell you if it's the cheaper one. Not sure whether plastic or metal, or what diameter? The driveway culvert sizing guide covers both.
If you searched culvert replacement near me, driveway culvert replacement, or culvert pipe replacement and landed here, this is the page — we consolidated all of it into one crew and one number. Same machines, same operator, whether the pipe under your drive is a 15-inch that rusted out or an 80-foot field crossing that never was big enough.
What a driveway culvert replacement actually involves: we cut the drive back, pull the old pipe, re-cut the flowline to grade so the new pipe drains instead of holding water, bed it, set it, backfill in lifts and compact, then armor both ends and rebuild the driveway surface over the top. Most residential replacements are a one- to two-day job and you keep access most of it. Farm entrances and road crossings take longer because the fill is deeper and the pipe is bigger.
What that looks like on a real job, with photos: a driveway culvert replacement in central Illinois, start to finish — the failed pipe, the flowline re-cut, the new pipe set and the drive rebuilt over it.
Talk to Levi — the man running the machine, not a call center. Call (217) 809-0779.
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 — who issues it depends on the road. 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. One job written up end to end: driveway culvert replacement job story →
Unfamiliar term in a quote? Plain-English drainage terms in our glossary →
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.
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. Which office issues it depends on who owns the road — our Illinois driveway culvert permit guide walks through how to find out.
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. Repair, replacement and new installs all run through this one crew — and our guide walks through what a driveway culvert job looks like. 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 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.
Yes — driveway culvert replacement, field-crossing replacement, and road culvert replacement all run out of Mattoon across the same 60-mile radius: Charleston, Effingham, Champaign, Urbana, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Neoga and Arcola. Old pipe out, flowline re-cut to grade, new pipe bedded and set, ends armored, drive rebuilt and compacted over the top. Call (217) 809-0779 for a free on-site look.
Look at the invert — the floor of the pipe. Metal rusts out along the bottom first, so a culvert can look sound from both ends and have no floor left in the middle. If the bottom is gone, the drive is sagging over it, the joints have separated and soil is washing in, or it backs water over the drive every hard rain because it was undersized to begin with, that's a replacement. If the pipe still has a floor and the problem is a washed-out end, scour at the inlet, silt, or a failed headwall, we repair it — and we'll say so rather than sell you pipe you don't need.
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 authority. Township road district, county highway department, or IDOT on a state route — see the Illinois driveway culvert permit guide for which one applies and what they ask for.
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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