Underground
Underground Services
Directional boring, excavation, hydrovac and plowing for utility corridors that cannot be disturbed.
Overview
What our underground services cover
Our underground division handles the full corridor: locate and daylight existing utilities, bore or trench the new path, place conduit and cable, set vaults and manholes, then restore the surface. Scopes are customized to your project's soil, permits and traffic-control requirements — and because we own the fleet, we can shift between bore, plow and open-cut methods without waiting on a subcontractor.
- Trenchless bores under roadways, driveways, rail crossings and waterways
- Non-destructive hydro excavation to verify depth and location around live utilities
- High-production plowing for long rural and greenfield runs
- Manhole, vault and duct-bank systems with conduit rehab and proofing
- Backfill, compaction and full surface restoration included in scope
- Project-management support during design and consulting phases
Capabilities
Scopes we perform in-house
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Trenchless bores under roads, driveways, rail and waterways with tracked and locate-guided drills.
Directional Boring
Precision bores for conduit and duct banks with minimal surface restoration required.
Excavation Services
Trenching, vault and pedestal setting, backfill and compaction, and full site restoration.
Hydrovac & Hydro Excavation
Non-destructive daylighting around live utilities to verify depth and location before you dig.
Underground Plowing
High-production cable and conduit plowing across long rural runs and greenfield builds.
Underground Utility Installation
Fiber, phone and power cable placement, manhole and duct systems, and conduit rehab.
Safety & qualifications
Safety and qualifications
Work zones are planned and staffed by credentialed people, and the traffic control that protects them is ours — not a subcontractor's schedule.
Field supervisors OSHA 30 trained
Every field supervisor has completed OSHA 30 training, so hazard recognition and daily job briefings come from the person running the crew.
All crew leads hold Intermediate traffic-control credentials
Crew leads carry Intermediate traffic-control cards, so lane closures and work-zone setups are led by credentialed personnel.
In-house traffic control
We maintain our own traffic-control capability instead of waiting on a third party, which keeps work zones compliant and schedules intact.
VDOT approved
Expert Telecom is approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation for work within its rights-of-way.
Ready to talk about your next build?
Send us the scope, route miles and schedule. We will get an estimator on it and respond with a plan, not a placeholder.