What is HDD?

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD), utilizes special machines that are used to extend existing utilities or install conduits through heavily congested areas with virtually no impact to the surface area. This technology allows connections to be repaired or established without disruption to vehicle and pedestrian traffic flow, historic landmarks, or landscaping structures.

Directional drilling is most often the preferred method to get (cable, pipe conduit, etc.) from Point A to Point B when there are multiple obstacles and conditions to consider. Once the clean up crews are completed it looks like they were never there. Directional drilling is a process where the horizontal drilling machine tunnels under obstructions such as existing utilities, buildings, roadways, rivers and then pulls pipe back through the underground tunnels leaving the surface untouched.