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Sewer
Emergency Manhole Rehab Project in Phoenix

The City of Phoenix recently completed an emergency wastewater manhole rehabilitation project at 16th Street and Colter,...

August 12, 2016
United States
AGI Construction Reaches High Levels of Piercing Tool Productivity

AGI Construction, Smithfield, R.I., is one of the premier underground utility contractors in the northeastern United Sta...

August 12, 2016
Features
Rental Pump Maintenance: How to Ensure Optimal Performance for Bypass...

Proper maintenance is critical for long-term, efficient utilization of bypass pumps. Without employing best management p...

August 11, 2016
Pipe Relining SAK Construction SPR Busch Stadium
SAK Construction Pulls Off a ‘Triple Play’ Downriver From Busch...

Located along the east bank of the Mississippi River in St. Clair and Monroe Counties, Ill., lies a tranquil 20-mile str...

August 10, 2016
Piercing Tools
Using Earth-Piercing Tools to Install Up to 3,000 ft of...

Installing new fiber-optic service in the Triassic Basic soils of the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina could be acc...

August 9, 2016
Storm Water/Culverts
Trenchless Rehab Solution Lifts Box Culvert in Pensacola, Florida

In April 2014, Florida’s panhandle experienced a historic flooding event, which was highlighted by 20 in. of rainf...

August 8, 2016
Features
There’s No LOL in Distracted Driving: Implementing a Safe Driving...

On the jobsite, you face risks — design errors, defective materials or equipment, public exposure, just to name a ...

August 8, 2016
Archives
4 Rigs Blast Through Obstacles — Dakota Utility Contractors Inc....

Think about some of the biggest challenges a directional boring crew may face on a job. There are constricted work areas...

July 26, 2016
Applications
Alberta’s Ministry of Transportation Uses Trenchless Under Highway 2

Alberta’s Ministry of Transportation awarded the 2015 Award of Excellence for Construction Innovation to a pilot p...

July 19, 2016
Canada
Kamloops Augering & Boring Hydrohammer Allows for Larger Diameter Installation...

What is a surface casing and why do you need one? Initially, a surface casing was referred to as a conductor barrel and ...

July 19, 2016
Canada
Rehabbing a Pair of Egg-Shaped Sewers in Winnipeg with Sliplining

When two egg-shaped sewers exhibited signs of advanced structural distress, city officials in Winnipeg, Manitoba, turned...

July 15, 2016
Applications
Zoom Camera Technology Aids in Development of Long-Term Asset Management...

It’s 2016, and as time marches on, the infrastructure that is critical to the ongoing operation and sustainability...

July 12, 2016
Pipe Inspection/Evaluation
CCTV at Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport is famous the world over as the United Kingdom’s premier international airport. Some 80 airlines ...

June 21, 2016
Microtunneling
Baltimore Borer: Contractor Bradshaw Tackles Tough Rock

Maryland-based contractor Bradshaw Construction Corp. had a complex recipe on its hands: a series of four tunnels u...

June 8, 2016
Auger Boring
Auger Boring in Virginia: Crews Are Installing Two Bores for...

Construction of a water transmission line — called the 342 Pressure Zone transmission line — in Stafford Cou...

June 1, 2016
Auger Boring
Massive Pipeline Project Poses Unknown Obstacles

Joe Kandefer started out as a plumbing contractor, but it wasn’t long before his company began to take on bigger, ...

May 23, 2016
Canada
Trenchless Market Provides Opportunity for Waste Management Companies

The complexity for companies operating in the trenchless market is increasing with bigger diameter bores and longer dril...

April 27, 2016
Features
CIPP Solution for Major Soft Drink Bottling Plant’s Complex System

A major soft drink bottling plant located in Tempe, Ariz., experienced failure to its extensive network of lateral and v...

April 22, 2016
Pipe Relining
Baltimore Bypass: Joint Efforts Lead to Successful Bypass of Large...

Working in conjunction with Spiniello, Sunbelt Rentals Pump & Power Services division executed one of the largest se...

April 19, 2016
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Drill Pipe Under-Torque: The Devil in Disguise

Many of you have been there. It’s your first large-diameter bore with your shiny, new maxi drill rig. Part of the ...

April 19, 2016