Core saw minimizes street restoration work
Problem: Several Florida cities were facing issues related to the maintenance of street integrity during utility location and excavation projects. Traditional methods, like cut-off saws and jackhammers, led to significant street restoration work, causing inconvenience to the public and impacting the long-term quality of streets.
Solution: The engineering and surveying firm McKim & Creed tackled this problem by turning to the Vermeer CS418B core saw for their subsurface utility engineering services. The CS418B, a self-contained trailered core saw, allowed the team to perform hard surface potholing more efficiently without additional equipment or setup time. The core saw created precise, easily restorable holes in the asphalt or concrete, providing access for vacuum excavation of the underlying utilities.
RESULT: McKim & Creed, using the Vermeer CS418B core saw, were able to locate utilities under the hard surface efficiently, leaving minimal impact on the streets. The restoration work was completed in a single shift, and within a few weeks, it was hard to tell where the streets had been cored. This method was well-received by utility companies and municipalities, leading to further expansion of McKim & Creed’s operations.
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