Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of an exclusive four-part series outlining the risks of modern underground utility infrastructure construction and rehabilitation work. In Part 1, we introduced the concepts of underground uncertainties in…
The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) has firmly established itself as the primary driving force for preventing damage to underground utilities. Composed of membership representing every area involved in the underground construction industry, CGA is best…
The Great Lakes region is blessed with abundant fresh water for its rivers and lakes. Water as a resource and method of transportation was an important factor in Akron, Ohio, blossoming as one of America’s…
A record crowd of 508 people, including 75 first timers, attended the Distribution Contractors Association Annual Convention at the famous Monarch Beach Hotel in Dana Point, Calif., Feb. 25 to March 1. The ocean-front venue…
2017 sustained a stretch run of positive results for the utility and communications construction sectors. While the path to a federal infrastructure bill is still tenuous, investment is occurring at the state level, and investor-owned…
Break Rates for Almost 1/2 U.S. Water Mains Up More Than 40% in 6 Years Utah State University’s (USU) Buried Structures Laboratory has published a second, comprehensive study on break rates of the most commonly…
It’s been more than three decades since Tom Iseley moved to Louisiana and joined the Purdue University faculty, but he’ll never forget his first meeting with Vic Weston. Iseley was leading a research program at…
It’s the law to dial 811 before any digging begins. That starts the process with the local (U.S.) One Call Center to have underground utilities marked, and damage to gas, electric, communications, water and sewer…
What to do When You Find Alien Pipelines on Your Property With oilfield growth, often comes economic expansion and building of commercial centers and new residential areas. Real estate developers are discovering abandoned and unknown…
Crisp spring weather and the sound of brass bands greeted guests to New Orleans as the city buzzed in anticipation of Mardi Gras throughout the Underground Construction Technology International Conference and Exhibition (UCT). The conference…