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Last Word Schoharie Reservoir Low Level Outlet project
Last Word – Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Underground...

Kramer Too few bidders. Bids above engineer’s estimates. Labor shortages. Material shortages and price increases. ...

December 27, 2022
Water steel liner install
Vigilance, Coordination Keeps Important Water Line Well-maintained and Operational

Internal condition assessments can help identify issues that exist in aging infrastructure. In a city that is constantly...

December 23, 2022
Directional Drilling versatile hdd tooling
Increasing Jobsite Profitability Requires Versatile HDD Tooling

So you might be asking yourself, what exactly is versatile tooling? Simply put, versatile tooling gives you the ability ...

December 22, 2022
Manhole Rehab utility work in Boone
Higher Tech Manhole Rehab Solution in Historic Boone, North Carolina

Boone is a small town (population 19,000) surrounded by forest, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Car...

December 19, 2022
Canada Groat Road Storm Trunk Rehab
No-Dig North 2022 Canadian Project of the Year Honourable Mention

Groat Road Storm Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation Phase 2 The Groat Road Storm Trunk Sewer trunk, constructed in the mid 1950s...

December 16, 2022
Directional Drilling Vision Directional Drilling
Record-number of Conduit Runs Pulled as Single Shot Using HDD

The underground installation of 24 runs of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit pulled as one piece was named the Pr...

December 12, 2022
Tech Forum
Trenchless Tech Forum – Winter Is Coming

Dec. 21 marks the first day of winter: shorter days, longer nights and colder temperatures. For those who find themselve...

December 1, 2022
Directional Drilling Always Underground Inc.
HDD Locating Under Railroad Tracks in Chicago

Railroad crossings have traditionally been a challenge for walkover HDD locators. Adding in traffic signals, a busy city...

November 30, 2022
Canada SkyX drone
Starting or Improving a Pipeline Drone Monitoring Program? Consider 5...

Companies responsible for large-scale infrastructure assets are increasingly turning to drones to evaluate those assets ...

November 23, 2022
Directional Drilling Vermeer MX300
Dry or Liquid? The Pros and Cons of Dry and...

Knowing how to mix drilling fluids is an essential part of maximizing your horizontal directional drill’s efficien...

November 22, 2022
Pipe Relining MaxLiner WovoX
Introducing… WovoX™. The Next Generation of the WovoLiner® System.  

Sister companies Applied Felts® (the world’s most innovative manufacturer of quality CIPP liners) and MaxLiner...

November 18, 2022
Pipe Relining Mohawk Valley SIPP
Using SIPP to Rehab Water Mains in New York

Headquartered in Utica, New York, the Mohawk Valley Water Authority (MVWA) is a regional agency that provides drinking w...

November 18, 2022
Vacuum Excavation Vector hydro excavator
The Best Defense is a Good Offense

“The best defense is a good offense” is a saying that has been applied to many undertakings, including sport...

November 16, 2022
Manhole Rehab manhole rehab in Westport
NASSCO Report – Manhole Rehab Standing the Test of Time

The manholes shown above and below are representative of several structures that were recently rehabilitated by Green Mo...

November 11, 2022
Sponsored Content Picote Aqua for Water
Picote Brush Coating™ for Water Pipes

Easily identifiable machines specific for water usageSanitized using Nanotechnology to kill bacteria and virusesExtend p...

November 10, 2022
Microtunneling SEI Edgewood
2022 North American Microtunneling Review – Microtunneling an Overflow Tunnel...

This project story is part of Trenchless Technology’s annual Microtunneling Review section that highlights recent ...

November 9, 2022
Directional Drilling Ditch Witch AT40 hdd
Hard Rock Technology: Advancements in HDD Tooling Technology Help Contractors...

Understanding the benefits of these advancements in technology and implementing them correctly on the jobsite can help H...

November 8, 2022
25 Years of Trenchless Technology Magazine Underground-Magnetics-Spotlight
Don’t let railroads or rebar stop you, we have a...

Whether under rails or concrete with wire mesh and rebar, the Echo 50XF handles it all. The 50XF cuts through passive in...

November 7, 2022
Storm Water/Culverts highway culvert rehab
Making the Case for Culverts and CIPP

Speed and Ease for Highway Culvert Rehabilitation Historically, department of transportation (DOT) agencies have relied ...

November 7, 2022
Pipe Ramming Nix Construction
Pipe Ramming in the Cowboy State

Recently on a processing system upgrade project, Claude H. Nix Construction, South Ogden, Utah, was subcontracted to pro...

November 4, 2022