• Installation Techniques

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    Traditional methods of duct bank installations are disruptive, expensive, and visible to the public.
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    The DOE's GOPHURRS program and the development of worm-like robots, revolutionizing underground distribution line installations for reliability and cost-effectiveness.
    July 3, 2025
    Burns and McDonnell
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    May 1, 2025
    Conversation during a tour in one of the 50Hertz substations and switching stations.
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    March 18, 2024
    Figure 1: Hastings, Michigan HDD contractor, Dig-It Inc utility crew installing distribution line in Southwest Michigan.
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    July 8, 2022
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    A surveyor peers through a theodolite at an outdoor construction site. Underground obstacles must be considered when burying power lines.
    Feb. 24, 2022
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    CEPCI and Haley & Aldrich coordinated with relevant agencies, such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, to protect coastal seagrass areas during project construction phases.
    Dec. 15, 2021
    Petra
    Petra
    Dec. 14, 2021
    Foot Shaft
    Sept. 3, 2021
    Extensive use of directional drilling equipment helped to accelerate the effort to replace aging overhead lines with underground circuits.
    Aug. 6, 2021

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