If these are private roads and short crossings look into a pneumatic missile to cross the roads. Maybe that's the "blowing" he's talking about? I would under no circumstances cut the asphalt, I'm not sure what the asphalt dude would cost to repair it but it'll never be the same, especially if you trench through it, likely to have some settling after it's patched and now it turns into a pothole and has to get fixed again.
There's several ways to bore under roads depending on conditions. HDD (directional boring) as mentioned, pneumatic missile, and if these are only ~20ft wide roads you could even probably do it with a compacting boring setup on a small cable plow machine. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 7:54 AM, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: > We are finalizing plans to put fiber throughout a business park and there > 9 locations where we are planning on crossing private “roads” to connect > the builldings with conduit (aerial not an option). Its asphalt in 8 of > the 9 spots, and the plan was to cut the asphalt (pretty sure our > ditchwitch will go right through it) go down about 36” fill it in and have > the local “asphalt dude” seal it up. > > > > I met with the “superintendent” for the park and he said “Why don’t you > just blow the conduit in?” I laughed at first but he insisted it’s a > “thing”. Says AT&T does it all the time. My only thought is directional > boring, and he insisted No, that they “blow it in”. Of course I assume > directional boring costs (sub contracting) would cost be a lot more than > just cutting through the asphalt, thus my plan. > > > > I don’t want to chase my tail so am seeking enlightenment. > > > > *“blowing in conduit” ???* > > > > Paul 😊 > > > > Paul McCall, President > > PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 <(772)%20564-6800> > > pa...@pdmnet.net > > www.pdmnet.com > > www.floridabroadband.com > > > > >
