VIKOR utilizes specialized equipment and highly trained personnel to install underground fiber lines with minimal disruption to surrounding urban areas, thanks to our directional boring services for both residential and commercial properties.
This turnkey fiber installation delivers a complete solution from start to finish, bringing fiber directly to homes or businesses. Horizontal directional drilling causes minimal disruption to existing concrete, asphalt, or landscaping during utility installation in urban areas.
Additional benefits of horizontal directional drilling within city limits include the ability to accurately avoid existing utilities—such as power, gas, water, and fiber—enabling network upgrades without the hassle of moving or relocating existing infrastructure.
Snyderville FTTH project for Utah Broadband
VIKOR is a national teleconstruction company with over 35 years of experience. We specialize in building infrastructure for the wireless, public utility, wind energy, and railroad sectors. Our turnkey services bring fiber and utilities to communities across the nation.
VIKOR has the expertise to take your underground project from conception to completion. Wherever you are in the process, our construction and design teams are ready to help get your infrastructure in the ground and fully operational.
Leasing, real estate, and right-of-way solutions
Streamlined management of permitting with local and federal jurisdictions
Site drawings and design
Material procurement
Surveying
Boring and trenching
Mainline trenching and plowing
Fiber drops
Civil and concrete work
Hand holes and core drilling
Electrical work
End-to-end fiber testing
Utility troubleshooting
Horizontal directional drilling is a means by which underground utilities are installed in both urban and rural areas. Drilling has a much smaller impact on grass, sidewalk, asphalt, and concrete on the surface than other utility installation methods such as trenching or plowing. A boring machine drills underneath the surface from a small entry pit up to a predetermined exit pit. From there, a conduit is attached to the drill head for pull back to the entry pit. With the utilization of a backreamer, one or several pipes can be pulled the length of the drill shot.
On average, our directional drilling machines can go up to 500-600 feet.
Directional boring, also sometimes referred to as horizontal boring, is used for a lot of different projects. Adding in new sewer lines, utility and underground fiber installations, and more. It can be used to avoid geological issues, move through bedrock, and even be used for offshore drilling.
Directional boring costs differ depending on several factors. First, is the area's new development or existing infrastructure. Second, is the material of what is in the ground. Is the area lush soil, clay, or bedrock? Finally, it can also depend on the number of utilities buried. Feel free to contact us for a quote.
