Horizontal Directional Drilling
Horizontal directional drilling, HDD, can be a useful and cost effective solution when utility placement is required in difficult locations. Open trench solutions have many limitations when terrain is difficult or infrastructure is in the way. Importantly, Horizontal Directional Drilling can go places open cut options cannot. By using HDD, we can place pipes under roads, rail lines and rivers with minimal disruption to the structures and environment above. In short, we can get your pipes into position with little disturbance to the local community or environment.
GMAC have worked in many environmentally sensitive locations, one such project can be seen in our case study here where open cut was not a viable option.
By using HDD, we can pass deep below any surface, from marshes to river beds and beaches. This will ensure that the local environment, be it salmon and otter habitats, through to trees and mosses, suffer no negative impact from works.
Advantages of Directional Drilling:
- No environmental disruption as surfaces are not broken up or damaged to any great extent
- Minimal traffic disruption
- Approved methods for pipe laying from 25mm to over 1000mm diameter over 1km.
- Fast turnaround.
- Very economic for river crossings, railway crossings, highway crossing and roundabouts.
- Low cost of surface reinstatement and risk compared to open cut methods.
Utilities Uses:
- Water
- Gas
- Electric Supply
- Telecommunications
- Rising Mains
- Gravity Mains
What we do:
- We are involved at each stage of planning and preliminary survey.
- Select the drilling rigs and tools best suited to that particular job.
- Pilot bore and detection
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