Restrained-joint Pvc Pipe, Hdd Chosen For 21,000-ft Municipal Water Improvement Project

摘要

A massive water infrastructure overhaul currently taking place in the City of Martinsville, Ind., is using horizontal directional drilling and CertainTeed Certa-Lok(TM) C900/ RJ PVC pipe to minimize disruption to residential areas and farmland. The 21,000-ft project involves replacing old cast iron potable water pipes with 12-in. Certa-Lok C900/RJ, a restrained-joint PVC pipe, and connecting the community's rural homes with the City of Martinsville water supplyThe City hired engineering firm Bonar Group, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., to design the new system, with onsite support from Holloway Engineering, of Mooresville, Ind. Though a large portion of the water lines goes through farmland, there were 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.