On the Alliance Regional Water pipeline jobsite, TNT Crane & Rigging joined forces with a team of contractors. The 16-month long project involved J7 Services, LLC, the lift coordination contractor, Garney Companies, Inc. the general contractor and directional drilling contractor Hardrock Infrastructure.
and side booms. However, in the case of this project, the specific angle of the drill necessitated a departure from traditional techniques.
While the unique angle of the drill made conventional methods impractical and posed a formidable challenge, the contractors rose to the occasion. With carefully planned rigging and by coordinating the lift using the eight
TNT cranes, the pipe was supported at critical points along its length to conform to its natural curvature and then elevated to a height of 35 feet above the ground.
While a meticulous approach ensured that the pipe could smoothly glide into the hole without encountering any obstructions, the project faced other challenges as well. Leading up the project’ s start,
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