Spring Grove Services Puts its New Vermeer Drill to Work
New Equipment Crucial to Branch Out from Fibre Work Spring Grove Services recently completed a horizontal directional drilling project that even a couple of years ago it never would have touched. It’s not that the company was wary of this kind of…
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ARPA-E GOPHURRS Program Under Way
The goal of the U.S. DOE's GOPHURRS program administered through the ARPA-E is finding the next great undergrounding technologies.
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2024 Editorial Roundtable: System Owners and Trenchless Technology
For the 2024 Editorial Roundtable, Trenchless Technology delved deep into the topic of System Owners and Trenchless Technology
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Dominion Energy Virginia Finishes Burying 2,000 Miles of Power Lines
Dominion Energy program reduces outages and restoration time by burying lines in most outage-prone areas.
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Electric Project Highlights the Benefits of Using Auger Boring to Cross Railways
BOND Trenchless recently had the opportunity to work with Asplundh Construction to upgrade a 35kV electrical transmission system
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U.S. DOE Announces $34 Million to Help Modernize the Electric Grid, Replace Aging Power Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $34 million for 12 projects to strengthen and modernize America’s aging power grid.
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Horizontal Directional Drilling Beneath the Tinker Air Force Base Runway
Tinker Air Force Base, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, was built in 1941 and named in honor of Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Today, it is not only total support of America’s defense systems a priority but a national leader in pollution…
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Dual HDD Installs Key to Vineyard Wind One Offshore Wind Farm
The success of the HDD landfalls on the Vineyard Wind One project established a standard for all offshore wind and landfall applications in the United States,
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LT Directional’s Large 27-Way, 2-in. Multi-Duct Installation
LT Directional's job was to install 27, 2-in. pipes over a few hundred feet that paralleled the San Mateo rail.
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SUE and Underground Infrastructure Project Planning
SUE goes beyond designating and locating utilities and includes the review of utility data and managing the data in the form of maps and other digital models.
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PCCA Leads with Education at 78th Annual Convention
PCCA members learned about the state of utility construction markets, damage prevention, immigration as a workforce solution, issues surrounding contracts, PCCA's top legislative priorities, the latest equipment, and services in the industry, and much…
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It’s Electric – Airport Project Highlights the Benefits of CIPP Outside of Sewer, Water Rehab
This project shines a light on a not-too-often considered use of the cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) relining method.
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Energy Transition Applications Highlight the 2023 HDD Academy
The ninth annual HDD Academy was held Feb. 16-17, in Scottsdale, Arizona and the focus of much of the conversation was about the use of HDD for energy transition applications. The HDD Academy is produced by Benjamin Media, Inc. — publisher of Trenchless…
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Last Word – 2023 Crystal Ball…Opportunity Abounds for Underground Utility Construction
As 2022 came to a close, everyone wanted insight into what 2023 might hold. In a word: Opportunity! We stand on the precipice of the largest wave of underground utility construction activity in all utility markets over the next three to seven years.…
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Drilling in a Tight Area? Consider Using a Pit Launch Horizontal Directional Drill
Attempting to install sewer laterals, deep water lines or gas lines in urban areas may not be possible with a traditional surface horizontal directional drill (HDD) rig. The setback space required for the drill to reach the target depth may not exist.…
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What’s In Store for the Trenchless Technology Industry in 2023?
2022 brought unprecedented challenges and opportunities for the construction industry. Contractors and manufacturers worked overtime to overcome a gamut of obstacles to keep projects moving forward for completion. The list was long and formidable: supply…
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Trenchless Technology’s 2022 Top 50 Engineering Firms Survey Reveals Positive Trend for the Market
In the United States alone, there are about 2.2 million miles of drinking water pipe in the ground. On the wastewater side, it’s about 800,000 miles of collection systems and 500,000 miles of private lateral sewers, these numbers all courtesy of the…
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2022 Trenchless Technology Project of the Year New Installation Honorable Mention – PacWave South
The PacWave South Project located offshore south of Newport, Oregon, is the United States’ first 20-MW grid-connected, pre-permitted wave energy test facility at Oregon State University (OSU).
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2022 Trenchless Technology Project of the Year New Installation Honorable Mention – Dominion Energy Lines 2184 & 2185 Gainesville – Haymarket 230kV Underground Transmission Lines
The Gainesville to Haymarket 230kV Underground Transmission project for Dominion Energy consisted of four horizontal directional drills (HDD) under Interstate 66 in Prince William County, Virginia. The HDD installations were separated into two segments…
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2022 Trenchless Technology Projects of the Year Announced
Trenchless Technology, the leading publication covering the trenchless marketplace, has announced the winners of its 30th annual Projects of the Year for 2022 — the most highly-coveted and prestigious trenchless industry project awards. Projects are…
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