What is Trenchless?
Trenchless Technology involves the installation or rehabilitation (replacement, renovation or repair) of underground utilities with minimum excavation and surface disruption. Several construction methods qualify as trenchless. In addition, there are several techniques for Site Investigation and Asset Condition Assessment that are also regarded as trenchless. See the Trenchless Technology page for details. Trenchless technologies are and have been used successfully for all underground utilities from, water, sewer, gas, and industrial pipelines to electrical conduit and fiber optics.
Trenchless Technologies are a particularly attractive construction option in urbanized areas with heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic and numerous existing underground utilities. Trenchless methods are also preferred options for crossing roadways, other transportation corridors, rivers and waterways. Trenchless techniques are also most suitable to install, rehabilitate or replace utilities located in environmentally sensitive areas and locations where surface access may be restricted due to the existence of structures or vegetation.
Often, trenchless techniques are the only viable construction option. Trenchless techniques are also often the least costly option as well as the least disruptive.
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1) Here is a typical city junction. Note how the traffic is flowing normally. |
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2) But look at the unseen 'traffic', water, wastewater, gas, electricity, and telecommunication, which are also using the junction. |
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3) Now dig it up to work on this other traffic! |
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4) Here is the same repair being undertaken using Trenchless Technology. No problem for the road traffic! No problem for the city people! So why 'dig' when there is No-Dig? |
Every day, thousands of kilometres of roads are blocked by road works, millions of litres of fuel are wasted, air is polluted, accidents occur, buildings are damaged, and people suffer. But wait just a second. Look again. Did you notice those covers in the road? If there are access points to the underground networks why not use them?