Source: Daily Commercial News/ConstructConnect

Celebrity contractor and HGTV personality Kate Campbell is teaming up with Ontario One Call to raise awareness of the importance of utility locating before starting work on digging projects. 

Source: Hydro One Inc.

This spring, Ontario's largest utilities are urging residents to contact Ontario One Call to have their underground utilities located before digging or starting any outdoor project. According to a TD Bank report, more than one-third of Canadians surveyed have completed, or are planning to complete home renovations as they spend more time at home during the pandemic.

Source: Ear to the Ground

"Jamie Bradburn of T2 Utility Engineers, who conduct SUE surveys, identifies several problems that arise with abandoned infrastructure. First, it is often difficult to distinguish live and abandoned utilities, necessitating a tap test. Secondly, a problem he frequently encounters is that companies abandon utilities and mark their records correspondingly, but another utility then reuses the abandoned infrastructure." 

Source: Technavio

The utility locator market is poised to grow by USD 1.39 billion and accelerate at a CAGR of almost 5% during 2021-2025. The market records incremental growth due to the stringent regulations on excavation and digging practices during the forecast period.

Source: Engineering News-Record

Currently undergoing trials in the United Kingdom, the Robotic Roadworks and Excavation System, or RRES, is a robot that can autonomously excavate, repair and rebury gas lines beneath paved roadways. During its initial site assessment, it uses ground-penetrating radar.

Le CERIU tient à informer ses membres et ses partenaires que son congrès INFRA 2021 qui se déroulera les 29 et 30 novembre 2021, sera encore cette année complètement virtuel.