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Ohio seeks sewer design-build services

Thu, 17 May 2012 The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, is contracting for design-build services for the Oakley Station Separation Sewer Project.

Under London – this time with a lot less trenching

In the feature article Under London published in this magazine in July 2010 we learned of the New River constructed in 1613 by Sir Hugh Myddleton to supplement traditional water sources; the Thames and Fleet Rivers, the Walbrook and the Tyburn Stream feeding Conduits and Fountains in the City.

Missouri engineering services contract awarded

Tue, 10 April 2012 The Missouri Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District has awarded a $US1 billion engineering services contract for works estimated for completion in 2030.

New leadership for global engineering firm

Fri, 27 January 2012 MWH Global has appointed Steve Nye to the position of President, Government and Infrastructure for Asia Pacific.

Reflections on No-Dig in Hong Kong

The Trenchless Technology industry in Hong Kong has grown significantly as the urban terrain challenges open-cut methods for major projects. Here, Past Chairman of the CHKSTT Ian Vickridge reflects on the trenchless industry and how he has seen it evolve.

AECOM wins major sewer contract

Wed, 24 August 2011 AECOM Technology Corporation has been awarded a contract worth approximately $US10 million for the Dugway West Interceptor Relief Sewer project located in the Cleveland area of Ohio, United States.

Cured in Saudi Arabia

Wed, 13 July 2011 Insituform Technologies subsidiary Corrpro Companies has formed a joint venture in Saudi Arabia with Saudi Trading and Research.

$US6.5 million contracts a pure win

Sun, 29 May 2011 Pure Technologies have been awarded three inspection and engineering projects for water and wastewater pipelines worth approximatley $US6.5 million.

Joint venture promotes US, Asia partnership

Mon, 16 May 2011 Insituform has announced the creation of two joint ventures with Kuala Lumpur–based Wasco Energy.

Marine outfalls installed by horizontal directional drilling – Part Two

Marine Waste Water Outfalls and Treatment Systems is a book written by six authors, all with extensive experience and expertise is some aspect of the design and construction of marine outfalls. The lead author was Professor Phil Roberts of Georgia Institute of Technology, a world expert in the mixing and fluid dynamics of natural water bodies, which is fundamental to effective outfall design. It is emphasised that the book is based on pre-treatment and not the discharge of raw sewage into the oceans.

Sacramento project receives geotechnical award

Fri, 25 March 2011 CH2M Hill has announced that the Freeport Regional Water Authority Intake Facilities Project, located in Sacramento, California, US, has won the American Society of Civil Engineers California Region’s Geotechnical Project of the Year award.

Pure North America

Wed, 23 March 2011 Pure Technologies Ltd has been awarded new work in Canada and the US for a combined value of over $US4 million.

Pledge to encourage infrastructure research

Mon, 7 March 2011 Black & Veatch has pledged $US1 million of the company’s future earnings to support research and development in sustainable infrastructure across the university system in Kansas, US, over the next decade.

A call for engineers in Hong Kong

Mon, 7 February 2011 The Water Supplies Department and Civil Engineering and Development Department of Hong Kong will be conducting a joint exercise to recruit engineers.

In search of a better way

Product innovation and putting customer needs first has fuelled Vermeer Corporation on a quest to become a global leader in trenchless equipment and technology.

Trenchless tenders needed for Bangladesh water project!

Mon, 25 October 2010 UK Trade and Investment has invited bids for trenchless works on Bangladesh’s Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Project.

US infrastructure gets a D: could trenchless help up the grade?

Tue, 12 October 2010 It is estimated that $US2.2 trillion is required over the next five years to repair and modernise the US infrastructure system, according to a new report issued by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.

Market movements in the US

Tue, 12 October 2010 Trenchless International provides an update on recent market movements within the geotechnical industry in United States.

China visits the deep south

Tue, 28 September 2010 The Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) at the Louisiana Tech University recently hosted leaders from China’s largest pipeline, engineering firm – China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP).

Mapping the way to success in Denver

Wed, 18 August 2010 An initial project to map and locate various pipelines has been successfully completed in Denver, Colorado, US.

Promoting trenchless safety

Cross Bore Safety Association promotes safe practices to protect from damage, injury and death caused by utility intersections.

Pure Technologies extends into China

Fri, 14 May 2010 Canadian-based firm Pure Technologies and Hong Kong family-owned business Balama Prima Group have announced the establishment of Pure Technologies (China), a joint venture between the two companies to be led by Jon Boon.

The state of road gully sytems in Germany Part 2

Part one of this article (Trenchless International January 2010) introduced the approach to the survey on the state of the road gully systems in Germany, the data pool, as well as project-specific key figures in the first part of this publication. The second part of this article includes the results of questions concerning cleaning, inspection, leak tightness testing, requirements for rehabilitation and rehabilitation costs, as well as a summary of the results of the survey.

After the hurricane – rebuilding New Orleans

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, more stringent requirements resulted in the innovative use of Trenchless Technology for the installation of underground infrastructure. Here we learn about a successful project involving two crossings near levees.

Pentagon engaged in underground mapping

Tue, 16 March 2010 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the United States Pentagon has launched a project to map the earth’s underground features using Trenchless Technology.