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Going Down the Drain

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus of the Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System is one of the largest comm...

April 2, 2014
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A Healthy Resolution

“Employee morale is boosted when employees feel that the employer cares about and is interested in their health,” sa...

April 2, 2014
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Emergency Bypass System Overcomes Obstacles

Every city prides itself on a virtually invisible infrastructure. Residents are happiest when they can go about their da...

April 2, 2014
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Refurbishing and Strengthening an Aging Highway Culvert with UV Lining

iLine brings with it a fresh ‘can do’ attitude and an in-depth new approach that offers clients a level of confidenc...

April 2, 2014
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Advancing Microtunneling

As the largest city in Canada (and fourth largest in North America), the City of Toronto is a vibrant metropolis that is...

April 2, 2014
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Lateral Lining in Florida

Today’s municipal infrastructure projects are often awarded to the lowest bidder. Too often that is also coupled with...

April 2, 2014
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Emergency Response in Compton, California

When the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (LACSD) were formed in the 1920s, the agency embarked on its first m...

April 2, 2014
Features
Learning Curve: Pipe Cleaning Challenges Faced by Municipal and Private...

There are many challenges facing wastewater collection system mangers responsible for collection system maintenance. One...

April 2, 2014
News
New Navigator Nation Website Offers HDD

Vermeer launched an all-new Navigator Nation website designed to be a social media channel where horizontal directional...

April 1, 2014
News
Mi-Con Adds to Michels Corp’s Array of Services

Michels Corp. has bolstered its civil and utility construction services by launching its newest division, Mi-Con....

March 31, 2014
News
Sprayroq Welcomes Certified Foundations Inc. As a Florida Certified Partner

Sprayroq Inc. has announced that Certified Foundations Inc. of Lakeland, Fla., as its newest Sprayroq Certified Partner...

March 31, 2014
News
SAK Construction Awarded $18.8 Million Rehab Contract from City of...

The City of Baltimore has awarded SAK Construction LLC (SAK) an $18.8 million contract to install more than 58,000 ft of...

March 31, 2014
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Sherwood, Ark., Tackles Manhole I/I Issues Using Trenchless Methods

Like most communities across the United States, the City of Sherwood, Ark., at 65-years-old, has its fair share of infil...

March 19, 2014
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Cleaning up Their Act

The blood of most horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects is drilling fluid and keeping that fluid flowing to the...

March 19, 2014
Directional Drilling
Contractor Profile: EBC Enterprises Riding the Energy Wave

In the event that you’ve been living under 25,000 psi rock formation, there’s an oil and gas boom taking place in sh...

March 19, 2014
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First Pipeline Installation in Canada Using Direct Pipe

Michels Canada Co. installed 342 m (1,122 ft) of 42-in. oil pipeline under the Beaver River about 20 km (12.4 miles) nor...

March 18, 2014
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Manhole Control

For many municipalities, manhole rehabilitation often takes a back seat to sewer mainline rehabilitation. For Fayettevil...

March 18, 2014
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Education and Data Are Key to Overcoming Regulatory Hurdles to...

During the post-World War II era, roughly 600,000 miles of asbestos cement (AC) pipe was laid throughout the United Stat...

March 18, 2014
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Bursting Under Buildings

Careful planning and execution are a must, and choosing the right trenchless approach is of the utmost importance.Recent...

March 18, 2014
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A Unique Solution to CIPP Lining of Large Freeway Culverts

As the United States grapples with one of the worst winters on record, extremely low temperatures and Polar Vortex activ...

March 18, 2014