Piercing tools provide less disruptive alternative to trenchingProblem: United Cable Construction, based in Ladson, South Carolina, was contracted to complete a 2-mile fiber installation project to bring additional cable and Internet service options to Mooresville, North Carolina. The project plan called for CIC feeder cable, approximately 1/2 inch in diameter, encased by a 1 1/4-inch outer conduit. Installation was specified on the street side so disruption, footprint and maintaining the integrity of the existing landscape were primary concerns.Solution: Since the site was an established residential area and infrastructure was crowded because several utilities had already been installed, the project manager used Vermeer
