Sewer, storm and deep utility installation
Underground work in trench boxes: sewer pipe replacement, precast manholes and vaults set by crane, and pipe work beside live roads.
- Work
- Civil and underground utilities
- Services
- Civil works and underground utilities
A large share of civil work happens below grade. PCE crews dig and work inside trench shoring boxes, lay and bed pipe, set precast manholes and vaults, and backfill and compact to spec under roads and sidewalks.
Precast vaults and large manhole sections are set with a mobile crane while the excavation is held open; steel road plates keep traffic moving over open trenches.
Photos from the job
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