UPDATE: Water flow, ice buildup problem on 8th Street hill in Colorado Springs nearly solved COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- (Tuesday, Dec. 29) -- A crew has started the process of boring under a section of the 8th Street hill, creating a path for a pipe that will divert water from a spring and eliminate thick ice buildup. You can see photos of the work below: (Monday, Dec. 21) -- Workers began preparing a 10-inch-wide pipe for installation under a hill on 8th Street to divert the flow of water from an underground spring that contributed to heavy ice accumulations. On Tuesday, workers will bore a path under the northeast side of the four-lane hill between Olympic Village Drive and Motor City Drive where the pipe will be placed.