Laying a new pipeline

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Laying a new pipeline

• A pictorial story

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Where it begins a proving slot
The proving slots are small trenches dug at
regular intervals so that it can be proved as
to what pipes and other services are actually in
the ground and exactly where these items are.
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Safety Equipment
Safety vests and appropriate protective equipment
are supplied to local labour on the project
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Trenching begins
Heavy machinery is available as needed
Solid rock brings out the Jackhammer
Excess material is removed as quickly as possible
to designated holding sites
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Road crossings
Road closure for safetys sake
Cutting the strip
And the dust flies as the cuts are made
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Pipe laying
Laid pipe showing householder connection
3 way join with tee valves in place
Pipe laying in progress Trench also contains
other services
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Pipes and the consumer
Preparing trenches to carry connection
to consumers
Barricading open trenches For safety purposes
Waiting to be connected
To consumers meter
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Reinstatement
Temporary road reinstatement
Closing the trench
Consumers driveway being reinstated
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Reinstating a road
The Bitumen arrives
Traffic Control
Applying a priming agent
Preparations for reinstatement
And lastly compaction
Spreading the asphalt
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And soon to be as good as new!
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And finally when all is donePressure Testing
takes place to check for leaks
Water is pumped into the system under pressure
and the whole system checked for leaks. Only
after this will the new system take over from
the old