'drilling' under a road for utility services

bro'

I remember reading here a while back that there is equipment available to drill /excavate under a road? I need to access county council telephone utilities accross the road from my site and adding extra poles is not an option [I have enough of them with ESB!] so I want to investigate the possibility of drilling under the road as opposed to digging up the road itself?

Does any one know of companies who can do this in Donegal location?

Thanks in advance

Cheiftan

A directional drilling rig is what you want. There are a number of Co's that do this type of work , Mc Allisters ( NI company) , Conwells ( NI company) , try yellow pages and check under trenchless installation or directional drilling.

yop

Bro - I looked at this, it is an option but in our case we could not do it.
We live on a secondary road, only wide for 2 cars to squeeze by, and in some parts of the road they cannot even do that.

We needed to get across the road to the eircom connection but since it was on the verge of the road, which was tarred by the Co Council, then we had to get a permit off them.
If your connection is on the grass verge then you should be ok,
It was going to cost 400 euro to drill across, they need a hold 1m square either side of the road.

yop

I actually think that Clarke Homes do it. Not sure but I think my mate, who works for them, mentioned it.

bro'

Cheiftan , thanks for the correct terminology as now i know what I need

Yop, I have grass verges/ditches on both sides of the road so hopefully it will be possible. Price you quote is pretty good as probably digging up council road & re-instating would cost alot more than this and then i would be left we a messed up road outside my house!

I will check out the contacts
thanks

yop

Bro - Mayo Co Co quoted me 1300 euro to get the permit and dig the road.

netwhizkid

Dig up the road anyway, to hell with the council, it's not like they would fill in a pothole if there was one in it, get a contractor to do it and then when the council starts off with threatening letters go to a TD or Councillor and they will give you the auld nod and wink. pfft, council's and their "laws", the only reason they make them is so people can break them.

karltimber

can you not rent one of those agitators like the Bord Gas lads use.

They are used for settling concrete but these boys use one to run it ubder roads to connect gas lines.

they point if in the direction of a garden and it makes it's own way !!!

K

Qwerty?

What type of soil have you? We had to do this twice, and the soil type around here is marly. We used a digger to push a 3" metal pipe, with a temporary pointed end, straight under. We had an audience waiting to see this, as they all said there is no way it would work. but it did:D

bro'

not sure of soil type but it is a busy 2 lane tarmacadam'd road.
I have spoken with council since and they informed me that there are other utility services running along and under the road so probably have to go through them for excavation. From yop's quote i can look forward to a minimum 1K charge

ptogher14

Yop pm sent

Dtp1979

ptogher14 wrote: »

Yop pm sent

Seeing as it was 7 year ago I'm sure he got something sorted by now

ptogher14

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Seeing as it was 7 year ago I'm sure he got something sorted by now

No I'm actually looking to pick his brains

WilyCoyote

You can hire a pipe push. This is like a vibrator the travels horizontally. You have to dig a little shaft first - perhaps 2' deep. The Gas Board use these all the time.