Horizontal Directional Drilling
Trenchless conduit and utility installation under roads, driveways, and developed sites, with minimal disruption to the surface.
Under the surface, not through it.
Horizontal directional drilling installs conduit and pipe underground without open-cutting the surface above. It's the right method for crossing roadways, driveways, landscaping, and congested utility corridors.
We drill for telecommunications, electrical, natural gas, and water infrastructure.
Ironline's directional drilling division is expanding. We use HDD for conduit installation, fiber routes, and utility crossings, and continue to invest in equipment to take on longer and larger-diameter bores.
From layout to restoration.
- Locate & planUtilities located and verified, and the bore path planned around them.
- Pilot boreThe drill head is steered along the planned path from entry to exit.
- ReamThe bore is enlarged to fit the conduit or pipe being installed.
- Pull backConduit is pulled back through the bore to the entry point.
- RestorePits are backfilled and the surface is restored.
What's included
- Bore planning around existing utilities
- Pilot bore with tracked steering
- Back-reaming to the required diameter
- Pullback of conduit or pipe
- Entry and exit pit excavation and restoration
Where it's used
- Roadway, driveway, and infrastructure crossings
- Telecom and fiber routes
- Electrical conduit runs
- Natural gas and water lines
- Congested utility corridors
Underground Utility Infrastructure
Conduit systems, pathways, and joint trench for the utilities that serve commercial and municipal projects.
- Electrical conduit installation
- Natural gas utility trenching and conduit pathways
- Water utility infrastructure and pipeline trenching
- Telecommunications and fiber optic infrastructure
- Underground utility conduit systems
- Commercial and municipal utility infrastructure
- Joint utility trench installation
Trenching & Excavation
Open-cut trenching and excavation for utility lines and pipelines, with backfill and restoration.
- Underground utility trenching
- Conduit and pipeline trench preparation
- Commercial utility excavation
- Utility backfill and restoration
- Underground infrastructure installation
Trenchless Utility Installation
Short bores and crossings that install utilities without open-cutting finished surfaces.
- Pneumatic missile boring
- Underground road and driveway crossings
- Trenchless conduit installation
- Utility infrastructure crossings
Need a bore crew?
Send the route, crossing details, and plans. We'll review the scope and follow up.