Certainteed Restrained-joint Pvc Pipe, Horizontal Directional Drilling Chosen For Water Improvement Project

摘要

A massive water infrastructure overhaul currently taking place in Martinsville, Indiana, is using a winning combination - horizontal directional drilling and CertainTeed~R Certa-Lok~(TM) C900/RJ PVC pipe - to minimize disruption to residential areas and farmland. The 21,000-foot project involves replacing old cast iron potable water pipes with 12-inch Certa-Lok C900/RJ, a restrained-joint PVC pipe, and connecting the community's rural homes with the City of Martinsville water supply. The city hired engineering firm Bonar Group, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., to design the new system, with on-site support from Holloway Engineering, of Mooresville, Ind. A large portion of the water lines goes through farmland, causing concerns that an open-trench pipe installation would disturb farmers' planting and harvesting, in addition to disrupting residential areas and local traffic. Because of this, Bonar Group called for the pipe to be installed via the trenchless method of directional drilling.