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Microtunneling

Microtunneling is a single-pass, remotely controlled, guided, pipe jacking process that provides continuous support to the excavation face and uses a pressurized bentonite slurry spoil removal system.

YDSS Force Main Twinning 2021 Project of the Year New Installation Runner Up: YDSS Force Main Twinning Project
Sharon M. Bueno
October 5, 2021
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Microtunneling Canadian River Crossing
Crossing the Canadian River – Vadnais Digs Deep for Microtunneled River Crossing
August 10, 2021
Canada sending shaft
Newmarket Microtunnelling – Twinning Project Will Improve Regional System’s Resiliency
June 29, 2021
Microtunneling SL30C MTBM boring head
Microtunneling Fuel Transfer Line Enhances Efficiencies on Eglin AFB
May 21, 2021
Microtunneling down shaft in Cambridge
Trenchless Technology’s 2020 Microtunneling Job Log
December 10, 2020
Project of the Year SR 37 Offsite Drainage Outfall Storm Sewer - North Segment
2020 Project of the Year New Installation Honorable Mention: SR...

The $21.6 million project, owned by the Indiana DOT, is part of the SR 37 Improvement Project, Phase 1 in Fishers, India...

October 22, 2020
Project of the Year Port-PL6 Stormwater Storage Tank Tunnel
2020 Project of the Year New Installation Honorable Mention: Port-PL6...

The Port-PL6 Stormwater Storage Tank Tunnel project involved the installation of a 70-in. OD steel case pipe advanced th...

October 19, 2020
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Sewer Inspection Management Case Study: A Technological Upgrade Benefiting Business...

Since the beginning, Mayer – a flagship company in the sewer inspection industry – has used several differen...

June 9, 2022
Project of the Year Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Pipeline
2020 Project of the Year New Installation Runner Up: Sur...

The Sur de Texas-Tuxpan gas pipeline is an offshore natural gas pipeline between Brownsville, Texas, and Veracruz, Mexic...

October 12, 2020
Microtunneling Akkerman
Complex Improvements Close to Home

Rochester, Minnesota, is experiencing a significant economic development initiative to position itself as a global desti...

May 28, 2020
Microtunneling The Robbins Company SHEPP
Making the Grade: Small Diameter Tunneling at Steep Gradients for...

As infrastructure spending on water tunnels and hydro projects increases, so too will use of mechanized boring technolog...

May 26, 2020
Microtunneling custom-built excavator shield
Microtunneling Used on Denver Outfall Project

The outfall was broken into four phases, with Phase 2 completed from fall 2017 through spring 2018 by local contractor B...

April 22, 2020
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Rapidly changing physical and political environments have many utility owners re-evaluating the feasibility of undergrou...

February 14, 2023
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McLoughlin Point Outfall Project Was a True Team Effort

While undersea outfalls are not unheard of, the construction of these outfalls wouldn’t necessarily fall under the...

March 6, 2020
Tech Forum Vancouver Burrard Street Hobas
Tech Forum: Microtunneling Guidance System Set-Up for Favorable Results

The most successful microtunneling projects are those that adhere to systematic procedures during guidance system set-up...

February 5, 2020
Microtunneling Pipe joint with concrete spigot / gasket grov
Jacking Pipe and Pipe String: Key Factors to a Successful...

The desired result of a microtunneling job is a pipeline installed accurately and flawlessly. Ideally, the jacked pipe s...

January 23, 2020
Pipe Relining Nov 16 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