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Article: Guided auger boring comes of age.
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- Underground Construction
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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Auger boring is an established, cost-effective method of installing large-diameter casings and pipes under streets, highways and railroad tracks.
While auger boring may not be perceived as being as sophisticated as newer technologies such as horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and pipebursting, it remains in wide use because of its relatively low cost compared to other trenchless construction methods, and because project owners and consulting engineers understand its capabilities and are comfortable specifying the method. And, for many jobs, auger boring simply is the best construction option.
Powerful boring machines also can cut through extremely ...