Horizontal Directional Drilling of 7 miles of Large Diameter Forcemain Through Downtown Fort Lauderdale

The City of Fort Lauderdale experienced a series of breaks along its aging sewer transmission main, spilling millions of gallons of sewage into the City's waterways. To solve the problem, the City decided to replace its main transmission line by constructing over 7 miles (11.26 km) of pressure forcemain to serve as a redundant line to convey 64 million gallons per day (mgd) (242,266 m3 /day) to its wastewater treatment plant. The new line was constructed mostly utilizing trenchless technologies to minimize disruptions through downtown Fort Lauderdale and minimize traffic impacts across major County and State roadways. The $65 million dollar project was fast-tracked; it was procured, designed, permitted, constructed and placed into operation in under 18-months. The entire project was built within highly developed urban corridors, downtown areas and business districts.