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News Briefs: Utility Company Cited for Not Locating Pipelines

In this week's news briefs, an Indiana utility company was cited for 261 violations of pipeline safety standards when it didn't locate pipelines within a two-day period; horizontal directional drilling will be used on the Enbridge Line 5 Replacement Project in Michigan; a sinkhole opens on a property in Pennsylvania due to directional drilling operations

December 11, 2017

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News Briefs: Ohio EPA Asks Energy Transfer Partners to Stop Directional Drilling

In this week's news, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has asked Energy Transfer Partners to stop HDD work under streams and highways on its Rover Pipeline project; and Elon Musk's The Boring Co. files application to start digging under Los Angeles

November 28, 2017

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News Briefs: One Dead Following Trench Collapse in Michigan

In this week's news, one person is dead following a trench collapse in Michigan, Vac-One Services continues to add to its company by buying Crossfire, and directional drilling is used to restore water to customers in Alabama

October 11, 2017

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News Briefs: Energy Transfer Partners Can Start Directional Drilling Again

In this week's news, Energy Transfer Partners can resume directional drilling on its Rover Pipeline project, PennEast Pipeline is looking at directional drilling to complete part of its pipeline and a city in Georgia is taking on pipe bursting to rehabilitate its sewers in a large project

September 26, 2017

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News Briefs: Legislation Would Allow Micro-Tunneling in San Francisco

In this week's news, legislation has been introduced in San Francisco to allow micro-tunneling by high-speed internet providers; and a fiber line cut by a utility contractor causes phone issues in Northeastern Wisconsin

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News Briefs: Stuck Tunnel Boring Machine to Cost Omaha an Extra $2.75 Million

In this week's news, a tunnel boring machine in Omaha that is stuck will cost the city an extra $2.75 million on the project; and tunneling under the Hudson Bayou in Sarasota, Florida, has finally begun

February 06, 2017

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News Briefs: City Worker Dies in Tunneling Accident

In this week's news, a city worker in Edmonton, Alberta, died while working on a tunneling project, and Seattle's tunnel boring machine reaches the 1-mile mark as tunneling nears completion.

November 14, 2016

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News Briefs: First Piece of Los Angeles Tunneling Machine Lowered into Pit

In this week's news briefs, the first piece of a subway-building tunneling machine was lowered into place in Los Angeles; and a large HDD project is now planned for Australia

November 01, 2016

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News Briefs: Directional Drills, Vacuum Excavators at Work in Ford Field

In this week's news, contractors are using directional drills and vacuum excavators to improve wireless offerings at Ford Field in Detroit, and a property owner in Oklahoma is paying for a portion of a city project so directional drilling can be done

October 04, 2016

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News Briefs: Enterprise Group Sells Utility Construction Unit

In this week's news, Edmonton's Enterprise Group sells its utility construction division, and Bertha is gearing up for another maintenance stop as it reaches 3,000 feet tunneled

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News Briefs: Utility Locator Falls From Bridge

In this week's news, a man locating utilities was electrocuted and fell from a bridge; two excavation companies are facing big fines from OSHA for trench violations; and Bertha moves to digging under downtown Seattle

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News Briefs: Rodier, Johnson Named Chair, Vice Chair of ICUEE

In this week's news, the chair and vice chair of ICUEE are named and tunnel-boring machine Bertha is taking a break from digging

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News Briefs: Utility Location Could have Saved Worker

In this week’s news, a utility in California is being fined following an accident that killed a worker, Ditch Witch draws record attendance at international event and Jason Andringa takes over as CEO at Vermeer

November 05, 2015

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News Briefs: Tunneling Complete on Columbus Sewer Project

In this week's news, a 4.5-mile-long tunnel project was completed in Columbus, Ohio, Source: HDD and StraightLine HDD announce merger, and the locate rodeo is moving

September 24, 2015

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News Briefs: Bertha's Front End Lowered into Access Pit

In this week's news update, Seattle Tunnel Partners lowered the front-end section of the tunneling machine Bertha into an access pit following repairs and the Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors donated a gift of money to Louisiana Tech University's construction engineering technology program

August 26, 2015