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Last Word

Last Word is an op-ed/point-of-view column in Trenchless Technology magazine. It offers those working in or affiliated with the underground infrastructure construction sector an opportunity to share their opinions on the state of the industry.  For submission inquires, contact Sharon M. Bueno, editor, at sbueno@benjaminmedia.com.

Lead Pipe Last Word – What Our Nation’s Drinking Water Systems Need Now
Chad Seide
July 22, 2022
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Last Word Tom Iseley and Bernie Krzys
Last Word – Trenchless Technology: The Trenchless Industry Driver
July 15, 2022
Last Word reported damages by Root Cause Group
Last Word – Collaborating Toward the Next Dramatic Reduction in Underground Utility Damages
April 21, 2022
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Last Word – Unprecedented Infrastructure Investment
March 22, 2022
Last Word NASTT No-Dig Show exhibit hall
Last Word – A Love Letter to the Trenchless Industry
February 22, 2022
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Last Word – Identifying and Controlling Hazards In The Workplace

Site-specific risk assessments in trenchless digging work—such as horizontal directional drilling (HDD), microtunn...

January 7, 2022
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Last Word – Engineers Must Avoid Bottlenecks That Could Delay...

“I’ve never been so busy.” This statement is the recurring theme amongst the trenchless engineering co...

December 22, 2021
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Can COVID-19 Vaccinations be Made Mandatory for Construction Employees?

Many Americans are now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, meaning they have received the necessary dose(s) and time for immu...

December 21, 2021
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ASCE’s Manual of Practice for Design of Close-fit Liners for...

The long awaited, much anticipated ASCE Manual of Practice No. 145 (Design of Close-Fit Liners for the Rehabilitation of...

December 8, 2021
Last Word
Last Word – What a Successful National Water Strategy Looks...

It is estimated that currently 844 million people live without clean water, and 2.3 billion people do not have access to...

August 19, 2021
Last Word utility locating
How CGA’s Next Practices Initiative Aims to Restore Excavator Confidence

Picture this: Your company is scheduled to break ground on a big project. You notified the local one call center of your...

July 15, 2021
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Your Turn – Dig into New Research on Utility Locating

April is National Safe Digging Month, and the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) is celebrating by highlighting the importance...

May 10, 2021
Last Word DIPRA testing
Last Word – Research Tests Show Consistently Strong Energy Efficiency...

A recent hydraulic flow test on a 97-year-old distribution main demonstrated the longevity of cement-mortar lined (CML) ...

April 6, 2021
Last Word ORGCA DIG SAFE
Last Word – The Costs of Underground Infrastructure Damages

In a dense urban neighbourhood, an excavator makes a rash decision to perform a 30-m bore shot without obtaining locates...

March 24, 2021
Last Word North Mimico Bypass
Last Word – The Pandemic Pivot and the Trenchless Rehab...

In this article, Jacobs offers the reflections and outlook perspectives from our condition assessment and rehabilitation...

February 18, 2021
Last Word DIPRA testing
Last Word – Research Tests Demonstrate the Longevity of CML...

A recent hydraulic flow test on a 97-year old distribution main demonstrated the longevity of cement-mortar lined (CML) ...

December 21, 2020
Canada
Last Word – Hoping for the Resumption of Normalcy

As I sit in the planning sessions for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Utility Engineering & Surveying...

November 19, 2020
Last Word
Last Word – The Power of One and the Promise...

One and half centuries ago, a rancher, naturalist, explorer, environmental philosopher, writer and conservationist named...

August 28, 2020
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Last Word – NUCA Supports Nation’s COVID-19 Recovery Efforts, but...

Since March, Coronavirus responses have occupied official Washington’s attention almost full time, and NUCA’...

July 8, 2020
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Last Word – Yes, Finance and Engineering Can Be BFFs

When finance and engineering are aligned and collaborative, we get three positive and reinforcing outcomes....

May 20, 2020
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