Complex challenges for builders

Sydney Water spends up to $90 million a year on water main renewals alone, while the costs involved in repairs is also increasing.

When you also consider the Australian water industry owns and operates assets with a combined value of over $160 billion, with 220 urban water authorities supplying water to over 20 million people and employing over 31,000 people, the time, expense and inconvenience caused by using traditional heavy machinery when it comes to subterranean work can be substantial.

With over a dozen key infrastructure projects in metro and regional areas currently underway, including Sydney’s Rail Future, investment in the construction and civil sectors is virtually unprecedented.

A number of the technologies including non destructive excavation have now been adopted in a “business as usual” outlook by many in order to minimise the impact on the environment, and is widely regarded as the ‘go to’ method when it comes to both large scale & domestic projects. 

Gas, water, sewerage, electricity and communications subsurface utilities pose a threat when it comes to all building and excavation work, and it is critical to efficiently locate relevant infrastructure before any work on site is commenced.

Today, the majority of utility providers require contractors to prove the existence and location of the utility, with some insisting the utility to be fully exposed before works start.

‘Dial Before You Dig’ recommends the use of non-destructive excavation as the best practice method to identify, locate and protect any subsurface utility.

Underground gas lines, communications and publicity owned utilities are usually a maze of cables and infrastructure that ‘in the main’ are poorly mapped.

For more information on non-destructive excavation and more contact us today by phone or email.