Many state departments of transportation are struggling to maintain an acceptable schedule of bridge maintenance, repair and replacement. To mitigate the problems associated with deficient bridges and increased traffic, bridges throughout the country must be replaced or widened, with lane capacity added, and transportation practitioners responsible for foundation design and construction must identify more efficient and cost-effective methods for supporting structures.
The South African Society of Trenchless Technology Joop van Wamelen Award of Excellence has been was won by The ABSA Bank Energy Centre sleeves reticulation project, undertaken by Trenchless Technologies cc, and installed by horizontal directional drilling. The works comprised connecting 10 of ABSA Bank’s buildings in Johannesburg’s central business district with 100 underground sleeves for water, electricity, gas and fiber optics.
The Rewards for Going Green A new study conducted by Environmental Leader and Media-BuyerPlanner has found that the majority of companies see their green marketing efforts as creating real business
A good many water well drilling contractors have been eyeing the geothermal market as a way to augment their businesses as the water well market has been declining. Second-generation driller Darren Winczura is one such contractor.