CONTENTS April 2019 Vol. 74 No. 5 16 How to Select the Right Trench Protection System How a utility contractor chooses to excavate on a job site can make all the difference in the project outcome. FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 12 24 Relocating, Replacing Utility Lines Keeps Cleary Construction's Trencher Busy Undocumented Obstacles Below Railroad Tracks Complicate Ramming Job Trenching In Tennessee Hidden Beneath the Bed 14 28 Pipeline construction projects across America have flurried in recent years, with miles of natural gas line being added almost daily. Active, Productive Year for Association Rock, Weather, Tight Deadlines are No Match for Horizon Pipeline 16 How to Select the Right Trench Protection System How a utility contractor chooses to excavate on a job site can make all the difference in the project outcome. 20 Consumers Energy Modernizes System with Saginaw Trail Pipeline DCA Convention Boasts Record Attendance 30 CIGMAT 2019 Addresses Multitude of Infrastructure Issues May 2019 32 PCCA Shines at St. Kitts Convention 34 UCT Grows Bigger in Texas as 25-Year Milestone Nears ROCK CONSTRUCTION Steering Through Sandy Soils REHABTECHNOLOGY 22 NASSCO Tech Tips To keep up with the expected growth from the dairy industry and retail stores being constructed nearby, Garden City is upgrading existing utilities to ensure they are prepared to handle current and future needs. Editor's Log Newsline Washington Watch Business Business People New Products Business Cards Calendar of Events Ad Index Sales Offices UConOnline.com In Michigan, Consumers Energy is modernizing its natural gas system to improve safety and reliability, and a key element is replacing 78 miles of transmission pipeline that passes through three Michigan counties. Steering Through Sandy Soils to Upgrade City Sewer System 4 6 10 40 44 45 47 50 50 50 Hidden Beneath the RR Bed 36 Care and Feeding of Your New Cured-in-Place Pipe: Cleaning and Maintenance 38 Rehab News Consumers Energy Modernizes System Selecting the Right Trench Protection ON THE COVER Workers for Horizontal Boring & Tunneling use an auger boring steering tool on a project in Garden City, Kan.http://www.UConOnline.com