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Article: Texas water project uses: Horizontal directional drilling.(Statistical Data Included)
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- Public Works
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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With increasing frequency, municipal water system operators and consulting engineers who plan water projects are turning to trenchless construction to replace antiquated, inadequate, and failing water mains. And in many instances, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is the trenchless method of choice.
Public works people like the fact that directional drilling installs new pipe with minimal excavation. Directional drilling reduces damage to streets and adjacent easements that have been landscaped by property owners who consider the areas a part of their lawns.
What is believed to be the largest water project ever undertaken using horizontal directional ...