Service Proving on a Live Road Corridor
Tier-one road contractor
The challenge
Buried services needed to be proven along a busy road corridor before trenching, with live traffic and limited documentation of asset positions.
Our solution
Dynamic crews located and exposed services using hydro excavation, working within traffic controls to prove asset positions ahead of the main works.
Safety considerations
Works were carried out within an approved traffic management plan, using non-destructive digging to reduce the risk of striking live services.
What this work delivers
Services are proven before trenching starts, so the contractor digs against a confirmed picture of what lies below rather than against plans alone.
The services behind this work
Hydro Excavation
Hydro excavation is a non-mechanical digging method that uses pressurised water to break up soil and an industrial vacuum to lift the resulting slurry into a tank. Because nothing strikes the ground, it is used as a form of non-destructive digging (NDD) to expose and prove buried services.
Hydro Excavation service details →Underground Locating (LADS)
Underground service locating identifies and marks the position of buried assets from the surface, using electromagnetic locating equipment and ground-penetrating radar. It establishes where services are likely to run; hydro excavation is then used to expose and prove them.
Underground Locating (LADS) service details →Related work
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