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Horizontal Directional Drilling trained team
Plan for Success, Then Work the Plan

Pinnacle Construction & Directional Boring Inc. invests in planning to deliver results Many horizontal directional d...

October 3, 2018
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Emergency Culvert Reline and Repair in San Diego

In the summer of 1985, development was under way for the construction of an intersection at I-15 and Clairemont Mesa Bou...

October 1, 2018
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WaterOne Getting it Done: Pipe Bursting Program Flourishes In-House

The problem is the same for many municipalities and public utilities, system infrastructure is aging rapidly, but the ne...

September 28, 2018
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Lateral Lining Saves Water and Summertime Fun

The City of Sterling Heights, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan — population 132,000 — has undertaken what it ca...

September 26, 2018
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Last Word: DCA Showcases HDD on National Mall

The Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) recently conducted a Washington Fly-In to visit with federal agencies on ...

September 25, 2018
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Going Trenchless in the City of Hamilton

Some professionals involved in the management of mainline sewers are very interested to hear how asset management in the...

September 20, 2018
Horizontal Directional Drilling ditch witch
Powerful, Easy-to-Use Drills Conquer Challenging Underground Pipeline Project

Fast Forward HDD improves jobsite efficiency, tackles hard rock with Ditch Witch JT100 Drills Crude oil is often called ...

September 19, 2018
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Water Leak Targeting Using Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

A water loss control program helps to identify real or physical losses of water from the water system and apparent losse...

September 18, 2018
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Locating and Repairing Critical Leaks after Freezing Weather in Houston

Shortly after the freezing weather in Houston in early 2018, leaks were identified on 54-, 60-, and 66-in. steel transmi...

September 17, 2018
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Crossing Under the Rio Grande for the Impulsora Pipeline

In Webb County, Texas, near Laredo, a nine-member directional drilling crew with PUMPCO Inc. have successfully crossed u...

September 12, 2018
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Tech Forum: What’s Your Confined Space Rescue Plan?

Cleaning, repairing or inspecting critical equipment often requires workers to enter small spaces like tanks or pipes wh...

September 11, 2018
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Considerations When Working with Geopolymer Mortar

The first commercially available geopolymer mortar for sewer and storm water rehabilitation was introduced in 2011. Sinc...

September 10, 2018
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Digging Montreal: A Renewed Focus on Upgrading Aging Utilities Has...

As one of Canada’s oldest cities, Montreal is looking to get an underground upgrade. In 2018 alone, the City of Mo...

September 7, 2018
Horizontal Directional Drilling backreaming in clay
HDD Tooling Maintenance: Before, During & After

Before we can even discuss maintaining the tools for the job, it is important to ensure you are using the right tool in ...

September 6, 2018
Last Word classroom
Last Word: Educating to Employ: Public Works Programs Help to...

The jobs report may show the unemployment rate at a rare low, but one industry has been struggling to hire for several y...

August 30, 2018
Pipe Relining fort drum
Meeting Military Standards: Buried Bridge Rehabilitated with New Concrete Pipe,...

Fort Drum, in Jefferson County, New York, is home to the Army’s 10th Mountain Division and, with a population of n...

August 28, 2018
Horizontal Directional Drilling American ductile iron pipe
One of a Kind: Ductile Iron Pipe Used in HDD...

The first horizontal directional drilling (HDD) installation of AMERICAN ductile iron pipe for a cable conduit was compl...

August 23, 2018
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Rehabbing the Humber Sanitary Trunk Sewer

Toronto Embarks on its Longest Large Diameter Sliplining Project Toronto Water, a Division of the City of Toronto, overs...

August 17, 2018
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Testing a Geopolymer Solution: Michels Canada Tackles Pilot Rehab Project...

Michels Canada undertook a rehabilitation project for the Regional Municipality of York in the form of a pilot study to ...

August 16, 2018
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Last Word: Everybody Plays a Part in Underground Damage Prevention

Everyone has heard “Safety is no accident” and I recently attended a seminar on Critical Safety Thinking by ...

August 10, 2018