Contractor Meets Major Challenges In Upsizing A Sanitary Sewer Interceptor

Pipe bursting helps Texas contractor upsize sewer without digging up park.
Contractor Meets Major Challenges In Upsizing A Sanitary Sewer Interceptor
No-DigTec field superintendent Alan Woodruff checks out the 26-inch HammerHead Mole pneumatic rammer (left) and 20-inch rear-mounted pneumatic rammer. Yellow air hoses are coiled behind the tools.

The Trinity River Authority of Texas wanted to upsize a 24-inch reinforced concrete sewer interceptor to accommodate projected development in the City of Fort Worth. The 43-year-old pipe, which ran through Stone Creek Park, also had root intrusion, bellies and offset...

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