Underground Infrastructure Magazine

07/30/2025

Underground Infrastructure's July business column covers major projects and acquisitions, innovation milestones, and key developments shaping the field.

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Gabe's launched a new website, which reflects the company’s hyper focus on the future and the team members that will deliver the essential utilities society depends on.

07/30/2025

The volume of underground construction activities in the Central America and Caribbean region will significantly accelerate due to an acute need of modernization of local energy infrastructure.

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The volume of underground construction activities in the Central America and Caribbean region will significantly accelerate due to an acute need of modernization of local energy infrastructure. Also, the need for solutions to frequent regional blackouts and energy shortages is driving work.

07/30/2025

🎙️ Garney, Inflo Design Group partner to bring potable water to Guatemalan villagers

Natalie Dees, Controller at Garney Construction, and Kevin Colvett, Project Manager at Inflo Design Group, discuss how their commitment to the water infrastructure industry has resulted in a partnership to aid remote villages in Guatemala in obtaining potable water.

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Natalie Dees, Controller at Garney Construction, and Kevin Colvett, Project Manager at Inflo Design Group, discuss how their commitment to the water infrastructure industry has resulted in a partnership to aid remote villages in Guatemala in obtaining potable water.

07/30/2025

The Vortex Companies has promoted Chuck Parsons to Senior VP of Strategy and Operations, and Ryan Helmuth to Regional VP of its West Coast affiliate, Sancon Technologies.

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The Vortex Companies, a leading provider of trenchless water and sewer rehabilitation solutions, has promoted Chuck Parsons to Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations, and Ryan Helmuth to Regional Vice President of its West Coast affiliate, Sancon Technologies.

07/30/2025

New York's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is reviewing two natural gas pipeline propositions that were previously rejected for approvals.

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New York's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is conducting a second review of two natural gas pipeline propositions. Both pipelines in question were denied previously denied permits by the DEC. Strong opponents of the projects claim the pipelines could compromise water quality throughou...

07/30/2025

W.A. Rasic Construction has been selected by Dragados USA to install 144-inch segments for the $630 million Joint Water Pollution Control Plant Effluent Outfall in LA County.

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07/29/2025

As fiber installation accelerates across the U.S., some cities are banning HDD due to rising incidents of utility strikes and safety risks. This article explores how industry veterans and the HDDA are working to protect the future of directional drilling through safety, training, and a cultural shift.

As fiber installation accelerates across the U.S., some cities are banning HDD due to rising incidents of utility strikes and safety risks. This month's editor’s log explores how industry veterans and the HDDA are working to protect the future of directional drilling through safety, training, and ...

07/29/2025

In a complex HDD interceptor crossing, Amici Engineering Contractors used telescoping conductor barrels and pneumatic pipe ramming to navigate poor soils and ensure successful bore alignment.

The 7,600-foot reclaimed water main installation along a waterway was completed with precision using multi-stage casing and reaming techniques.

The use of pneumatic pipe ramming tools continues to be an important part of many horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects. These tools have become a common site on HDD projects either actively in use or sitting on a flatbed just in case they are needed. The use of pipe ramming HDD assist m**h...

07/29/2025

Aqua New Jersey is replacing more than 2,500 lead service lines in Phillipsburg and Blackwood through a $12.4 million project funded by NJ I Bank.

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07/29/2025

Portland has started a multi-year project to replace the 90-year-old Carolina Trunk sewer under I 5. The work involves tunneling, excavation, and open-cut construction to modernize a key storm and sanitary line serving Southwest Portland.

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07/29/2025

The U.S. and Mexico signed an agreement to accelerate sewage infrastructure projects and permanently resolve the decades-long Tijuana River pollution crisis affecting Southern California.

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07/29/2025

Editor-in-Chief Robert Carpenter breaks down the results of UI’s 27th annual survey. From the booming buildout to power sector momentum and contractor optimism about rig orders, get the latest trends shaping the HDD market in 2025.

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In this episode, Robert Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief, Underground Infrastructure (UI), provides the results from UI's 27th annual horizontal directional drilling (HDD) survey. This report showcases the current HDD market, and the drivers and trends that are shaping the industry.