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PCCA Celebrates
75th Anniversary
Amid Big Wins
for Industry
While celebrating its past, the PCCA
focused sharply on its present
and future during the association's
annual convention, in the Bahamas.

CONTENTS

May 2020 / Vol. 75 No. 5

FEATURES

DEPARTMENTS

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Rocking it on Rural Water Project
Deploying a pipeline trencher proves to be the
right decision for Built Right Construction.

'Right Voices' the Key to Success
in Tight Urban Spaces
How can a natural gas pipeline, just a few tens of miles
long, produce more headaches, frustration, delays and
public opposition - and cost more - than a line of a
few hundred miles? It can if that line is in a congested,
urban environment.

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Subsurface Utility Engineering Decade
in Review; Prognostication of the Future
Much has happened in the subsurface utility
engineering industry this past decade. There has been
a steady and increasing rate of acceptance, practice
improvements through research and education,
and industry growth.

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TTC Partners with UESI
for SUE Professional Training
More than 50 million miles of underground utilities
exist in the United States. The importance of accurately
locating and depicting existing underground utilities to
ensure successful construction projects becomes
more obvious each day.

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DCA Busy Agenda, Powerful Speakers
Highlight DCA Convention
With winter fading and the successful but rainy fall
meeting in New York City in the rear-view mirror,
DCA members were looking forward to the famous
Florida weather at the 2020 DCA Convention, and
they were not disappointed.

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May 2020

Corrugated Pipe Provides Path
for Increased Hydro-Electric Power
Isolated Alaska project takes industry honor.

UConOnline.com

ROCK, UTILITY
CONSTRUCTION
Rural Rock Water
Pipe Trenching

REHABTECHNOLOGY

SUE Review,
Prognostication
Key to Success in
Tight Urban Spaces
Pipe Provides Path
for Hydro-Electric
Power

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Keith Alexander
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ON THE COVER

CIGMAT 2020 Focuses on Infrastructure,
Energy, Geotechnical, Flooding,
Sustainability

A water line installation project in rural
Oklahoma included substantial rock. Build
Right Construction opted to use a track
trencher to quickly tackle the difficult soils.

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New Products, Innovative Technology
Showcased at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020
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