Page 13 - Tennessee 811 Magazine 2017 Issue 3

destructive excavation and utility locate technologies, can reduce pmjed costs. 0: course, in addition to the trailers.
methods are considered Best Practices According to the study, titled "Cash there are truck vacs and companies
in most states " It‘s also less invasive savings on Highway Pmlzcts utilizing who provide the vacuum excavation
and causes less surface damage, traffic suhsurtace utility Engineering," services tor the excavator.

disruption and impact to surtacc every $1 spent on suhsurtace utility . . . .

activities Most utilities can be quickly engineering (SUE) can result in $4.62 in f‘ ‘ "““ '°"d"“"5 “"5" ‘he ‘f“““'5"
and etticiently uncovered Even smaller, cost-savirigs. ' ‘* “‘°'“ ““ "gm °‘““."‘”“ fsffh
more complex utilities such as tiher- . "“““"‘ °.‘““"“ “'.‘ ““‘.“P"‘°“ .“

_ some have said that the vacuum site, cleamng up directional boring
°"““ 1”“ “d “bl” ““ '’° '°‘“‘‘“1 excaritor was nothin more than drill sites or workin 'ust ahead of
with precision, resulting in reduced risk , ‘ ‘ 3 , * . 3' .

a high-cost shovel. But in today s the excavation crew exposing the
"f d“"‘“g‘°' world, the cost ui a utility damage can underground utilities.
Locating utilities via vacuum easily exceed the cost at the unit itselt. .
_ _ . , Properly exposing the underground
excavation can also result in several types of vacuum excavators are . . .

. . . infrastructure is important {or a lot
suhstantialcostsavings. l-urdue available, includinga trailered unit that f _ _ B ‘ h Lh _t
university/sDepartinentotlauilding can be towed liehind atruck,askid- ° ”“*‘°“" “ P" ‘P5 ““”’
construction Mana t hrsh d t d tth t b t dt ““F’“"‘“““5“"""“ "““‘“““’

. geriien pu i. e inoune uni a can cmoune oa
. _ . . _ . employees will sately return home
a study demlllng how best practices truck ur a tracked vehicle tor use in the . .
. . . _ to their tamilies at the end or each
in excavation, including vacuum pipeline industry
long work day. Q;
, _ .
>a ,. ~ .
i 4 ‘ . I \ c ’ .V
g . ‘ I V K Q.
\ " ‘ T .
l I - ' Q». J
- , - >_ r _— i.¢ _
» w , _ , ‘
. 1 .r = .—» \~—a
. a V g ‘ 4‘. l I .
A. .-[':+ _ 7 V “
v > \ ~ r _/ I
‘ ~s , A = t‘ ‘ >0 , \
. \ . . . . .
5 a .5 V
4 V. I -I {I4 K _,
’ " ‘ C
P 4*’ ~ - « r - - »
~ / .- ‘ ‘ A : V
. . - . V , . 2 I -
‘ ‘ ._ _'i 2. V
- ‘ ,4 , ‘ ' ‘l,
, t ‘W’. V J- ll. "’ ~ ' l‘ i
at. he I" , 1- '4. '5 V t ‘V
.." -ut‘F”'-‘ ‘N, t l ' ‘ . ‘ ’
re" A 51 . ‘t, i - .‘ I
'.‘i' ‘ ‘ , ‘ . A’ ' . _r J’ ~ I 4 i I . ' v ,
.s J‘ g,,. . I I,'/ I
.. _.i —, r , , . l
. ' r 4 . i . I
"J1 .4’ a 4,»
_ _{, V . . _ , ‘ ‘ in‘
s .a —
I ‘ ‘M
r ' .4’ ,4 w . ,
___, V y; g l .. /, . /
_(.,—¢- _ . _¢ . . ,. e V . V
, V, r , ,.~~ . , , .
.I I. e a .A ..
—‘ ' . . =' —'i' . ' "' -'