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Auger Boring auger boring in Colorado
BTrenchless Completes Five Auger Bores in Johnstown, Colorado

BTrenchless was awarded a subcontract in fall 2022 to construct five different trenchless installations in Johnstown, Co...

May 22, 2023
Directional Drilling Ditch Witch HDD rig
Ground Conditions and HDD Tools

Ground conditions play a crucial role in the success of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects. It is vital to h...

May 19, 2023
Oil & Gas cross bore animated image
AI & Cross Bores – How PG&E Leverages AI in...

For more than 40 years, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has been a valuable trenchless technology for installing s...

May 17, 2023
Manhole Rehab Rainstopper Manhole Insert in NYC
NASSCO Report – Manhole Inserts Play Key Role in Flood...

A major benefit of manhole inserts and utility insert to the MTA was the simplicity of installation and maintenance, and...

May 16, 2023
Auger Boring precision technology guides company growth
Precision Technology Guides MGL Inc.’s Growth

The utility infrastructure market is shifting more assets from overhead to underground to better protect the utilities a...

May 15, 2023
Sewer Arlington
Assessing the Pipes – Smart Growth, Smart Data, and Smart...

Utilizing cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation instead of dig-and-replace allows Arlington to limit traffic congest...

May 11, 2023
Microtunneling wellpoint dewatering
Wellpoint Dewatering Considerations for Tunneling, Microtunneling and Jack-and-Bore Applications

In any underground construction project, accounting for groundwater is a must. If groundwater is present, dewatering app...

May 10, 2023
Root Control root control
Oklahoma City Implements a Root Control Program to Upgrade its...

OKC officials determined a new plan of action was needed to help deal with tree root intrusion and decided to implement...

May 4, 2023
Lateral Rehab UV light in lateral rehab
North Carolina Lateral Project Switches from Bursting to Lining for...

You don’t have to know Matt Ellington, co-owner of Intragrade, for very long to tell he has never been afraid of w...

May 2, 2023
Directional Drilling fluid loss and MMO drilling fluids
MMO Drilling Fluids: Floating Rocks

Cobble and gravel are undoubedtly the worst soil conditions to have to drill through, be it horizontal directional drill...

April 28, 2023
Pipe Relining Multi-Segmental Liner in Detroit
Multi-Segmental Liner Proves to be the Solution in Detroit

Founded in 1984, Channeline began manufacturing structural fiberglass, non-circular sewer liners, with the focus of manu...

April 27, 2023
Grouting NASSCO pipe
NASSCO Report – Knowledge of Sewer Grout Behavior Advances

NASSCO’s Infiltration Control Grouting Committee (ICGC) is set to release the Test Cell Grouting Research White Pa...

April 25, 2023
Directional Drilling Firestick bunch
Maintenance Tips to Boost Horizontal Directional Drill Rod Longevity

The drill rod is one of the most important components of an HDD rig, besides the driving components and engine....

April 25, 2023
Tech Forum SUE and Project Planning
GIS Information Is Only a Mobile Device Away at the...

Wolf It is only a matter of time that several technologies eventually meet at a crossroad whereby integration of these t...

April 24, 2023
Subsurface Utility Engineering pavement markings
Unmarked, Mismarked and Late Utility Relocation: Strategic and Legal Considerations

Unmarked, mismarked, and late utility relocation is one of the biggest causes of delay, extra costs, and safety problems...

April 21, 2023
Sewer Groat Road sewer rehab
Groat Road Storm Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation Phase 2

In 2018, Shanghai Construction Group (Canada) Corp. was awarded the contract for sewer rehabilitation work on the Groat...

April 21, 2023
Last Word AGA HDD Photo
Last Word – Key Strategies to Reduce Excavation Damages

Lu For American Gas Association (AGA) member utilities, the mission is to deliver natural gas safely and reliably to the...

April 20, 2023
Associations
What Is the Damage Prevention Institute?

The collaboration and accountability that the DPI demands will help prevent silos within industry groups and individual...

April 19, 2023
Pipe Inspection/Evaluation lateral launch robot
Cross Bores – Looking to Avoid for Disaster

Many people outside of our industry simply do not understand the danger and frequency of cross bores. Recent studies sho...

April 18, 2023
Pipe Relining spiral wound rehab in Laurel, Maryland
Spirally Wound Solution for a Deteriorated Trunk Sewer

Overall, spiral wound rehabilitation is a reliable and efficient option for maintaining and extending the lifespan of pi...

April 14, 2023