Horizontal Directional Drilling
Trenchless crossings under roads, rivers and live infrastructure.
Overview
Horizontal directional drilling lets us install conduit, pipe and cable beneath obstacles that cannot be opened up — highways, rail, waterways, dugouts, approaches and developed yards. A surveyed pilot bore is steered to design line and grade, then reamed and the product pulled back in one controlled operation.
Our crews plan every crossing around entry and exit workspace, drilling fluid management and the utilities already in the corridor. Existing services are hydrovac-daylighted before the bit reaches them, so the crossing is documented rather than assumed.
What’s included
- Pilot bore with locating and steering to design line and grade
- Pre-reaming and pullback for single or bundled product
- Drilling fluid mixing, containment and spoils disposal
- Bore logs and as-built depth records on completion
- Daylighting of all crossing utilities prior to bore
- Entry/exit pit shoring and site restoration
Where we use it
- Road, highway and approach crossings
- Creek, canal and drainage crossings
- Fibre and telecom conduit runs
- Secondary power and street lighting duct
- Gas and water service crossings
- Congested urban and municipal corridors
Need a crossing bored under a road or waterway?
Send us the alignment, product size and ground conditions — we'll return an itemized bid for pilot bore, ream and pullback.