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Applications Modernizing a Soltau MTBM
Modernizing a Microtunnel Boring Machine

  Vadnais Trenchless Services, mts Perforator Breathe New Life Into Old MTBM In the 1990s, microtunneling was still...

December 30, 2016
Applications Belt Parkway Microtunneling
Innovative Solutions Help Complete Tricky Microtunneling Project Under Belt Parkway

Located adjacent to JFK International Airport in Queens, N.Y., Bergen Basin has been recently listed as one of the most ...

December 14, 2016
Applications
CDM Smith: Seven Decades of Engineering Solutions

  Since its founding in 1947, CDM Smith has been a leading consulting firm in the field of water and wastewater. Ov...

December 5, 2016
Features
Project of The Year 2016 Rehabilitation Winner: Rehabilitation of the...

In fall 2004, officials in the Detroit metropolitan areas of Oakland and Macomb counties realized that they had a major ...

October 17, 2016
Microtunneling
Crossing the Des Plaines River

When it comes to tunneling, the City of Joliet, Ill., may not have the wealth of experience that some other, major urban...

May 17, 2016
Canada CRS Tunneling
Microtunnelling Provides Solution for Project under Toronto’s Pearson International Airport

Twinning of the Etobicoke Creek Trunk Sanitary Sewer The value of microtunnelling was on display at Lester B. Pearson In...

April 13, 2016
Canada
Lovsuns Celebrates its First Anniversary

The name Lovat was recognized as a leader in soft and mixed ground tunneling throughout the world. The family-run busine...

November 10, 2015
Canada
Confederation Line Tunnel Being Constructed Under Downtown Ottawa

As the nation’s capital and fourth largest city in Canada, Ottawa is a modern city that is host to business, resea...

July 13, 2015
Canada CIPP for Drinking Water Mains
CIPP for Drinking Water Mains – A Retrospective

It’s no secret that North America faces serious challenges to keep its sewer and water systems up to date. Accordi...

February 12, 2015
Applications
2013 Project of the Year – New Install Winner

The practice of shale drilling for natural gas extraction has been increasing steadily in the United States as this cost...

October 28, 2013
Applications
2013 Project of the Year – Rehab Winner

The Consolidated Mutual Water Co. (Consolidated) serves approximately 90,000 residents in Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and unin...

October 28, 2013
Canada
Trenchless Technology Roundtable: From the Owner’s Perspective

At Trenchless Technology magazine, one of the annual rites of spring is the Editorial Roundtable. These open-ended discu...

May 14, 2013
Archives
New Technologies Expand Capabilities of Auger Boring

If trenchless technology in North America is in its adolescence, then it can be said that auger boring is the grandfathe...

June 2, 2011
Features NASSCO Logo
Meet NASSCO’s New Executive Director: A Q&A with Ted DeBoda

As Ted DeBoda prepares to take over as NASSCO’s new executive director in August, Trenchless Technology thought it...

July 15, 2010
Engineering
2010 Trenchless Technology Roundtable – Design-Build for Trenchless Projects

The trenchless technology industry is a dynamic market. Each year new technologies are developed that expand its reach a...

July 1, 2010