Service
Infrastructure Builds
New subdivisions and commercial builds need their underground utility infrastructure in place before anything goes up top. For infrastructure builds we bring the pieces together: locates, trenching for the open site, boring where the route crosses roads or existing utilities, conduit runs, handholes and boxes, and restoration, planned as one job with one team and sequenced with the rest of the site work. Tell us about the project and we will talk through the scope.
What's included
How we handle it
Planning with you
We review the site plans with you, agree the scope and fit the underground work into the build schedule before work starts.
Locates and potholing
Utilities are located, and potholing verifies what is already underground.
Trenching and boring
Open sites are trenched and crossings under roads, driveways or existing utilities are bored, so each part of the route gets the method that fits it.
Conduit, boxes and restoration
Conduit runs are placed, handholes and boxes are set where the network needs access points, and the surface is put back within the job scope.
Boring or trenching
Why trenchless, and when to trench?
Two methods, each with its place. Trenchless boring is the way under what is already built; trenching is often the way to go for new-construction development. We do both, look at your route first, and many jobs use some of each.
| Factor | HDD (trenchless) | Trenching |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Built-up routes: under roads, driveways, landscaping and existing utilities | New-construction development and open sites, before paving and landscaping go in |
| The surface | Stays in place; digging is mostly the entry and exit pits | Opened along the route, then backfilled and restored |
| Traffic | Roads above can often stay open | Planned with the site work; open ground often has no traffic to manage |
| Several lines | Each bore carries the conduit or pipe planned for it | One trench can take several lines side by side, where utility standards allow |
| Seeing the work | The drill head is tracked from the surface and the path is recorded | Lines are placed in the open and checked before backfill |
| Ground | Cobbles, boulders and some hard rock can make boring hard | Handles mixed ground; deeper trenches need protection |
General guide; the right method depends on the route, soil and site.
Answers
Infrastructure Builds: questions
A project that needs the whole underground scope, not a single bore: locates, boring or trenching, conduit, boxes and restoration, planned as one job.
Yes. That is the point of an infrastructure build with UGA: fewer handoffs between crews and one team to talk to.
Use the Request a bid form. Tell us the project location and the type of work, and we will follow up.
Other services
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Trenchless boring that puts pipe and conduit under roads, driveways and landscaping without digging a long open trench.
Learn moreFiber Optic & Telecom Boring
Conduit placement, fiber pulls, handholes and boxes, and small-cell conduit for telecom and fiber builds.
Learn moreTraffic Control & Permitting
Help with traffic control and the permit paperwork, so the crew can start when the bore is ready.
Learn moreRestoration
Concrete and surface restoration after the bore, so the site is left clean and finished.
Learn moreTrenching
Open-cut utility trenching for new-construction development: conduit and pipe placed before the site is paved and finished.
Learn moreReady to get underground?
Tell us about your project and we will put together a bid.