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CUES Opens New Midwest Region Service Branch

CUES, a leading manufacturer of CCTV inspection, rehabilitation, pipe profiling and pipeline inspection/asset management software announced the opening of a Midwest region service branch.

UA Engineering Professor Uses Aerospace Materials To Build Endless Green Pipeline

Carbon fiber fabric and lightweight honeycomb materials, plus mobile manufacturing platform, make infinite pipeline technology cheaper and greener while boosting local economies.

Cable Laying Equipment: Equipment Spotlight

Cable laying equipment from Roose Mfg., Condux Intl., General Machine Products, Felling Trailers, Ditch Witch, Toro, Slabach Enterprises, Dura-Line, Kiefer Mfg. and Vermeer.

NYC Sinkhole Repaired With 120-Inch Hobas Pipe

On June 28, a sinkhole appeared on 92nd Street near Third Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. The sinkhole, west of the sidewalk, caused 11 families to be evacuated from the nearby Bay Ridge apartment building. The block of 92nd Street between Third Avenue and Ridge Boulevard was closed to traffic as emergency crews from the city’s Department of Environmental Protection inspected the sinkhole. Crews worked to stabilize the 70-foot deep sinkhole and began planning a repair.

HammerHead Introduces Improved Mole Tracking System

A front-locating accessory kit that effectively tracks the underground location of pneumatic piercing tools has been introduced by HammerHead Trenchless Equipment.

Microtrenching Offers Economical Installation Option

For some time now, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has been capable of replacing open-cut construction on segments of many projects. The benefits of HDD are well known -- it can minimize excavation, dust pollution, and reduce damage to surface improvements which can significantly lower time-consuming and costly restoration of surface damage.

Thermal Grout, HDD Make 6,200-Foot Electrical Transmission Installation Possible

A recent project to install more than 6,200 feet of electrical transmission lines in Orange Beach, AL, included multiple challenges, including two intersecting horizontal directional drilling (HDD) pilot holes beneath Wolf Bay inter-coastal waterway channel to complete a single crossing.

Evolving Telecom/Electric Realities

As I write this column, it has been about two weeks since the presidential election. In conversations with many industry people, the topic is always what lies ahead for the next four years and can we still transition into a reasonably healthy business environment?

Deep Drill Solves City’s Water Main Crisis

On Sunday, April 8, a water main beneath the Boise River near East 52nd Street burst when a dislodged tree floating in the river crashed into it. Immediately, water to supply hundreds of homes in the Plantation neighborhood of Garden City, a suburb of Boise, ID, was disrupted. The city worked quickly to patch the damaged pipe, which was originally installed in the riverbed during the 1970s, but knew a more permanent solution was needed.

Rubber Tire Trenchers: Equipment Spotlight

Rubber tire trenchers from Ditch Witch, Vermeer, Astec Underground and Mid America Trenchers.