How Does Horizontal Drilling Impact Your Construction Project?
Posted on: 14 June 2021
Are your project costs going up because of laying utility lines across busy public spaces? The conventional way of using trenches to lay utility lines is slow and problematic. It requires multiple clearances and perfect timing to be less disruptive to public activities. It is also disruptive to public activities and the environment. You can avoid these problems with directional boring. It does not use trenches but uses underground tunneling. It is advantageous to your project in several ways.
Less Paperwork
There is a lot of paperwork you need approved when working in public spaces using the traditional trenching method. You need multiple permits to close public spaces like highways, sections of parks, and sidewalks. It can delay your project if the public authorities are slow to do the approvals.
Horizontal directional drilling does not need all that paperwork because there are fewer disruptions to public activities. For example, when you are drilling under a highway, you will not be closing it for public use. Less time waiting for approvals quickens your project delivery.
Lower Project Costs
Directional drilling presents lower overall costs than conventional trenching when working in built-up areas. For example, when laying utility lines across a highway using trenching, you must cut through the highway by removing the top material. After laying the lines, you must repair the surface to approved standards. It can get very expensive when your project is touching several public utilities.
Directional drilling eliminates this problem by going under these public utilities. It means there is little or no remediation of public spaces and the landscape. It also allows using the shortest route across, which reduces equipment costs.
Lower Environmental Impact
Horizontal directional drilling is more friendly to the environment than trenching. It is less disruptive to the existing soil and rock formations. It produces less debris, which reduces material dumped on the ground. In urban areas, it causes less harm to heritage spaces and structures, such as historical neighborhoods.
Directional drilling is safer for people because it does not leave deep open trenches that pose a hazard. It also has a lower impact on water resources such as ponds and rivers. A project using directional drilling will have more public support and goodwill because it is less disruptive to people's activities and less harmful to the environment.
Would you like to see faster project delivery when working in public spaces? Talk to a contractor about directional boring.
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