Various HDD Applications: When is it a viable option?

 The trenchless technique known as horizontal underground boring, also referred to as directional boring, is used to install new or replacement cable, conduit, gas, water, and sewage lines. At Advanced Line System, we manufacture precisely built drilling equipment for both horizontal boring and directional drilling.

The installation of underground boring, conduits, cables and pipes using a surface-based method has a wide range of possible applications for both short- and long-distance projects. Here are a few instances:

Installation of cables and conduit

It is necessary to bury cables for telephones, the internet, fiber optics, and other equipment temporarily below the soil's surface.

On the ground with a shallow slope or grade, conventional digging equipment will struggle to maintain a constant depth for the product's installation. This procedure can be completed fast with HDD-pushing equipment.

Electrical lines buried

Underground utilities are present in many new suburbs, college campuses, and downtown areas. This includes sewage, gas, and water lines, as well as electrical conduits.

Your business might build electricity lines utilizing underground boring gear that won't be harmed by inclement weather.

Gas, water, and sewer pipes

The most frequent application of horizontal directional drilling technology is the installation of gas, water, and sewage lines.

The equipment can be used to install pipes for handling potable water and wastewater in residential, commercial, and municipal contexts. This durable machinery is the finest choice when pipes need to be run over a significant distance.

What Situations Call For Horizontal Underground Boring?

By using horizontal directional drilling, also referred to as augering, your contractors can construct new conduits or utility lines without dramatically changing the soil's surface.

The cost, time, and need for repairs are all reduced when pipes and wires are installed using this efficient method. Our partners at Gridtech recommend the underground boring technique under various conditions.

Intensive Conductive Zones

Because of the expansion of high-speed internet using fiber optic cable, more people can work and study from home.

The installation of underground boring and utilities and utility upgrades in neighborhoods and municipalities promote further expansion and development.

When traditional methods of installing the conduits or pipes present a risk that might interfere with commercial traffic, mass transit, and public safety, we propose employing our underground boring equipment for a trenchless pipeline or conduit installation.

Setting Up Long-Distance Services

Connecting remote or new towns to fiber optic phones and the internet may be logistically challenging. Similarly to this, building new natural gas, petroleum, water, or electricity lines requires a lot of resources.

The utilization of horizontal directional drilling tools by horizontal directional drilling contractors is advantageous for long-distance utility installation projects.

The equipment for underground boring can work with pipes up to 6,000 feet in length and 2 meters in diameter.

Sensitive environmental conditions

Municipal, state and federal legislation prohibits trenching in many environmentally sensitive areas. These places include wetlands, migratory paths, streams, rivers, bogs, and lakes.

When utilities for underground boring are necessary to travel through these areas, HDD technology enables the team to construct the conduit or pipeline without contaminating the groundwater, emptying bodies of water, or disrupting migratory and nesting habitats.

Myths Regarding Locating Underground Utilities

The entire process of mapping such infrastructure, from locating utility lines to accurately marking each line, is referred to as utility location. Infrastructures discovered underground to supply services to people are known as underground utilities or subsurface utilities.

Public utility corporations construct underground boring utilities, while private utility installations are also done by property owners. The pipes and cables that make up these public utilities transmit everything from water to your internet connection.

It is also possible to locate a private utility in Colorado. Such infrastructure includes things like garden sprinkler systems, sewer pipes, and self-installed house filtration systems.

But there are false beliefs regarding locating subsurface utilities. Let's learn more about these:

1. Every utility mark out is precise

The majority of the time, utility mark outs are incorrect, so proceed with caution whenever you are undertaking excavation work. Do not rely on mark outs as they might only be based on records. Even the most sophisticated locating technologies have limitations, and instrument results can vary depending on the operator's interpretations.

To deal with mark outs effectively, go as far away from them as you can. Set your drilling site five to ten feet away from the lines that have been indicated.

2. I don't need to hire utility locators because I can dig there.

Never dig on a lot without first following the correct processes. It is because there are usually unallocated utilities in such regions and rarely any utilities where there are no marks.

You can also check the area yourself to look for indications of subsurface activity, such as patched pavement, disturbed dirt, utility boxes, underground wires, cables, and pipelines. But to be certain, speak with a business that owns a utility in Colorado.

3. Utility depths may be guessed at or estimated.

Since lines can move or settle over time, changing their depth, you cannot presume or estimate the placement of utilities without first exposing them, and most marks only show horizontal locations. Thus, it is not advantageous to make assumptions.

The underground boring procedure safeguards the environment while preserving the regular flow of traffic, business activities, and safety. Contact us for qualified directional boring contractors when HDD thrusting equipment is required and horizontal directional drilling is a viable alternative.

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