In a lot of ways, almost every job is a tough job when it comes to hydroexcavating. Nonetheless, there’s always a project or two that stands above the others in terms of complexity — and for Torovac, that project occurred earlier this year at a busy intersection in downtown Toronto, where the company is based.
The project involved installing an approximately 50-foot-long, 12-inch-diameter PVC water main. Not that big of a deal, typically — except that the line would have to run under the tracks used by the city’s electric-powered streetcar system, explains Frank Rotundo, co-owner of the company.In addition, the
Difficult Water Main Installation Underscores Hydroexcavation's Benefits
The 50-foot-long pipe had to run underneath the tracks of Toronto's electric-powered streetcar system and a busy downtown street. The use of hydroexcavation greatly aided the effort.
Jul 21, 2021
| by Ken Wysocky |

















