The clay pipe being buried along Woodward Avenue is a precursor to a major transformation of orchards and fields south of the Highway 120 Bypass.The $9 million project is putting in place a 2.5-mile wastewater trunk line large enough to accommodate more than 20,000 additional residents plus two major employment centers and more retail space.It is considered a large enough pipe to take care of 20 years worth of growth. While development won’t happen overnight, it will ultimately transform much of the area that is now within a mile of Woodward Avenue into urbanized neighborhoods, business parks, and retail centers.At the same time the project braces for growth it will also protect the semi-rural character of much of Woodward Avenue. The last phase of the 15-month project will transform Woodward Avenue into a wide, two-lane road with a median lined extensively with trees designed to develop large canopies.Original plans the city had for Woodward Avenue was to transform it into a four-lane road and bring traffic close to over 60 homes.