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Pipe Relining in Palermo, Italy

The Nuovo Scillato water main is one of the main-drinking water conduits of Palermo, Italy and the coastal municipalitie...

September 28, 2017
Directional Drilling construction worker using technology
Digital World Comes to Underground Industry

New technology has potential to improve efficiency, accuracy and reputation of HDD contractors   Here’s one w...

September 27, 2017
Directional Drilling gas line restoration project
HDD Complexities Fail to Waver this St. Paul, Minnesota, Major...

Replacing more than 11 miles of gas pipeline, considered the backbone of the system that serves Minnesota’s capita...

September 25, 2017
Directional Drilling Mile HIgh Flawless
HDD Contractor Spotlight: Mile High Flawless

Turning a Job into a Family Business There’s something about horizontal directional drilling (HDD) that sticks wit...

September 21, 2017
Applications drilling returns were recycled
HDD in Hawaii — Pearl Harbor’s Highly Sensitive Environment Was...

In June of 2016, Trenchless Construction Services LLC successfully completed a challenging HDD crossing under the Pearl ...

September 20, 2017
Directional Drilling American Augers
HDD Helps Install Water Main Across Texas Creek

In 2005, the West Harris County Regional Water Authority (WHCRWA) began constructing a water transmission system to prep...

September 18, 2017
Last Word Trelleborg Sewer Rehab
Last Word: Break the Skills Shortage Cycle

A growing population coupled with increasing urbanization is stretching aging water infrastructure to capacity. In 2016,...

September 15, 2017
Grouting software based system
Improving Grouting Specifications, Training and Technology Key to Effective Projects

  Injection grouting in mainline sewers has been around for more than 50 years. It is a solution to eliminating inf...

September 14, 2017
Directional Drilling Replacing a 60-year-old Natural Gas Pipeline in Wisconsin
What a Difference a Half Century Makes

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) can be an essential tool for replacing natural gas pipelines in locations that are...

September 12, 2017
25 Years of Trenchless Technology Magazine
From the Publisher: ICUEE Year!

Every other year the popular ICUEE show takes place at the Louisville, Kentucky, fairgrounds. ICUEE is a massive biennia...

September 8, 2017
Features thermometer
Legally Speaking: OSHA ‘Hot’ Over Heat Stress

With summer still in full swing, heat stress issues can still rear their ugly head. Don’t be caught ill-prepared f...

September 1, 2017
Applications Lewis Mfg. Directional Boring Swivel
Ball Bearing Swivels: What You Need to Know about Selection,...

Ball bearing swivels in general are roller thrust bearings for supporting axial loads. Some models (typically larger swi...

August 31, 2017
Canada condition assessment of force mains
Force Main Condition Assessment Using Electromagnetic Through-Transmission NDT

Force main (FM) pipelines made of cast iron, ductile iron or steel are subject to internal and/or external corrosion as ...

August 28, 2017
Rehabilitation NASSCO Logo
NASSCO Responds to Purdue University’s Findings on CIPP

The mission of the National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) is to set standards for the assessment, main...

August 25, 2017
Last Word
Last Word: Drop the Demo in Favor of a Pilot...

Another day, another municipality product demo. Most readers have likely participated in many of these events. Contracto...

August 25, 2017
Features Telluride Raven rehab
Potable Water Tank Relining in Telluride, Colorado

Located about 500 ft up , an old dirt cross back mining road above the picturesque town of Telluride, Colorado, at rough...

August 24, 2017
Features army boots and U.S. flag
Bid for a Cause: Trenchless Technology and ICUEE Team Once...

The construction industry and job creation go hand in hand, and this year the International Construction and Utility Equ...

August 22, 2017
Canada
Point of View: Spreading the Trenchless Message in B.C.

As everyone reading this magazine should be aware of by now, the great Canadian Trenchless Technology Road Show is retur...

August 16, 2017
Applications Cladliner in Maine
Eliminating the Nuisance of Root Invasion in Manhole Rehabilitation

Maintenance and rehabilitation of city manholes are a constant for public works departments across the United States. De...

August 14, 2017
Canada Tunneling under Halton
Tunnelling Under Halton for the Zone 4 Feedermain and Reservoir...

Project will help meet population demands in Milton, Halton Hills After several years of planning, Halton Region’s...

August 9, 2017