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Project Spotlight: Boyer, Inc.

Boyer Inc. has been an early adopter of Akkerman’s technology and continues to install infrastructure throughout the greater Houston area.

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Cedar River project makes use of local company’s hardware

Austin Daily Herald – November 2, 2024 By Eric Johnson A Jordan construction company is utilizing tunnel boring equipment constructed by Akkerman, Inc. in Brownsdale in an uncommon instance of the equipment being used in an area project. Minger Construction is using a guided boring machine purchased from Akkerman in 2009, one of the company’s […]

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First Creek Interceptor

Trenchless Technology – October 2024 Cover Story Project Owner: City of Aurora Engineers: HDR and GEI Contractor: BTrenchless Manufacturers/Suppliers: Akkerman Inc., TT Technologies, Permalok – A Northwest Pipe Co., HOBAS Pipe USA and Pipeco Value of Trenchless Project (US$): $15,354,000 Aurora Water’s First Creek Interceptor project ensures a reliable, sustainable and efficient wastewater conveyance system […]

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May Cover Features SSC Underground

by Kelly VanNatten Over the years, Trenchless Technology has had the privilege of sharing the rich history of companies in our industry. In this issue, our cover story highlights the journey of SSC Underground, a family-owned trenchless contractor that has risen from a humble beginning to emerge as a prominent industry contractor. Through faith, dedication, […]

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Dugway Brook Route 30 Emergency Culvert Replacement

by A2B Publishing Inc. INSPECTION REPORT RED FLAG Routine NYDOT inspections redflagged a large 84-inch culvert which channels Dugway Brook under Route 30 near the town of Duane, Franklin County in central New York State, roughly 3 hours north of Albany. Inspections revealed severe deterioration in the CMP steel culvert’s 210-foot span, with numerous holes, […]

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Groundbreaking Advances Made with EPBM Tunnel Constructed below Sea Level

by Christine H. Kirby, P.E. ENV SP (UI) — In response to a mandate issued by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (HGSD) to increase usage of surface water and decrease groundwater use, Houston Public Works created the Surface Water Transmission Program (SWTP). To aid in preventing future ground subsidence and alleviate infrastructure damage and flooding, the […]

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Combat Sticky Clays

Everyone has heard horror stories associated with clay soils. All you need to do is attempt to dig a hole with a shovel to realize how hard it gets when dry, and feel it stick to your boots like a pair of concrete shoes after it rains. Similar reactions happen to your trenchless equipment while […]

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Minimize Social and Economic Costs While Sliplining

By Jason Holden With an estimated yearly market of over $7.1 Billion USD in 2023, sewer and water districts are taking a closer look at sliplining to replace the vast amount of aging underground infrastructure. While sliplining is one of the oldest and simplest forms of trenchless rehabilitation, new installation technologies have allowed contractors to […]

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Rising to New Heights with Guided Boring

By Jason Holden Since the construction of the Dubai World Trade Centre in 1979, Dubai has become the most innovative city to showcase modern architectural marvels in the world. Scheduled to open in December 2023, Dubai is set to open another record-breaking Middle East icon, One Za’abeel which will become the world’s longest occupied cantilevered […]

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Special Report: Advancements in Microtunneling

Most major cities in North America have a microtunneling project ongoing, recently completed or about to begin. The trenchless installation process is omnipresent as system owners look to install critical underground infrastructure in already congested corridors. To check the pulse of the industry, we’ve assembled this Special Report: Advancements in Microtunneling. Thank you to our […]

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Large Diameter Sewer Rehabilitation

Written by Jason Holden, Vice President, CRO of Akkerman When it comes to sewer rehabilitation, trenchless technologies have continued to develop and improve over the past 40 years. While Cured-in-Place- Pipe (CIPP) continues to be applied with the greatest success for rehabilitation of small diameter sewers, new advances in sliplining technology benefit sewer district owners […]

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