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Pipe Bursting PW Trenchless pipe bursting
North Okanagan Pipe Bursting – What Could Go Wrong?

The Regional District of the North Okanagan (RDNO) in British Columbia, Canada, recently completed a bundle of three reh...

September 15, 2023
Rehabilitation
Special Report: Potable Water Rehab Solutions

Potable Water Main Rehab Status Update The Successful Same Bore Technology of Trenchless Rehabilitation Flexible Fabric-...

September 7, 2023
Auger Boring auger boring at O'Hare
Auger Boring at O’Hare

The BMTA (boring machine tunneling attachment) is similar to traditional TBMs, except that it uses a common jack-and-bor...

September 1, 2023
Directional Drilling Schuykill River crossing
Crossing the Schuykill River via HDD: Extensive Planning, Adjustments and...

As all horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors know, you don’t really know what you’re getting int...

August 30, 2023
Piercing Tools Vermeer Piercing Tool in Action
Pneumatic Piercing Tools Are Central to Fibertel Communications’ Work

Sylmar, California-based Fibertel Communications specializes in fiber performs mainline stitch boring with pneumatic pie...

August 29, 2023
Auger Boring Akkerman accurate auger boring - 1
Achieving Accurate Auger Boring

Auger boring contractors have a host of convenient tooling choices for tackling the expected and even unforeseen ground...

August 28, 2023
Microtunneling Harbour Island Force Main Replacement in Tampa
Microtunneling Key Component of Tampa’s Harbour Island Force Main Project

To design and construct the microtunnel crossing, Kimmins partnered with Vadnais Trenchless Services Inc....

August 25, 2023
Features NASSCO work zone safety
NASSCO Report – Construction Work Zone Safety and Traffic Control

In order to keep employees safe in the traffic work zone, it is essential that companies pay close attention to developi...

August 24, 2023
Directional Drilling Vineyard Wind One project
Dual HDD Installs Key to Vineyard Wind One Offshore Wind...

The success of the HDD landfalls on the Vineyard Wind One project established a standard for all offshore wind and landf...

August 15, 2023
Features Pull back of 1,305 lf of 30-in. HDPE pipe
Merger Leads to Continued Growth for Huxted Trenchless

What’s in a name? In the case of Huxted Trenchless, a new name comes packed with decades of experience and expertise i...

August 14, 2023
Horizontal Directional Drilling Seabrook, Texas, Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant’s (MSWWTP)
Segmental PVC Pipe Supports Solution for More Resilient Wastewater System...

Ultimately, segmental C900 Certa-Lok® RJ PVC pipe from Westlake Pipe & Fittings was chosen as the optimal solution offe...

August 7, 2023
Horizontal Directional Drilling Rock Bore Using HDD
Rock Bore Using HDD, Open Cut, and Carrier Pipe Construction...

The cities of Willow Park & Hudson Oaks also wanted to maintain a PVC pipe system to match their existing water system p...

August 7, 2023
Last Word People Sitting at a Bar
Last Word – BABA At the Bar

Before long, the conversation drifted to their new favorite bar topic: the Buy American Build America Act (BABA)....

August 2, 2023
Sliplining Rain for Rent bypass pump system
Critical Infrastructure – 50 MGD Bypass Needed for Bay Park...

Rain for Rent was brought on board to provide bypass system design and necessary pumping equipment....

August 1, 2023
Pipe Inspection/Evaluation How to Properly Select and Outfit a Pipeline Inspection Vehicle
How to Properly Select and Outfit a Pipeline Inspection Vehicle

When you are ready to build out a pipeline inspection vehicle, there are key decisions that need to be thoroughly evalua...

August 1, 2023
Sliplining Hobas aqueduct in California
San Diego Water Agency Upgrades the First Aqueduct Treated Water...

Critical Water Supply Tunnel Sliplining a Success Thanks to Careful Planning, Collaboration Through a design-build alter...

July 21, 2023
Pipe Relining Sunbelt bypass pumps
Navigating Challenges and Building Bridges – Pre-Design Preparation Critical to...

By involving temporary diversion experts early in the process, the project’s sewer bypass challenges were addressed pr...

July 20, 2023
United States Pittsburgh M29 Outfall
Trenchless Rehabilitation of Pittsburgh’s M29 Outfall Sewer

The M29 outfall sewer was initially built to culvert a stream and provide land for a steel plant operation along the Mon...

July 19, 2023
Sewer Cherne muni ball
Bypassing Large Pipelines with Pneumatic Pipe Plugs – What You...

Pipe plugs are designed to: Block a pipeline, conduct an air test in a pipeline and to bypass effluent in an active pipe...

July 18, 2023
Pipe Relining Styrene barrier products
Styrene Barrier Products – A CIPP Solution to Address Styrene...

Styrene barrier products are one innovative solution for minimizing exposure to styrene during the cured-in-place pipe (...

July 17, 2023