What it is
Trench it, bed it, bury it, mark it
Most utility runs still go in the ground the old, reliable way: an open trench, cut to the right depth, with conduit or direct-buried cable laid on clean bedding and backfilled in lifts. Pro-Tech does that work with the separation, the tracer wire, and the warning tape the utility requires, so it passes inspection and the next crew knows what is down there.
- Open-cut trenching to required cover depth
- Direct-bury of primary, secondary, and comm cable
- PVC conduit and concrete-encased duct banks
- Tracer wire and color-coded warning tape on every run
- Bedding, select backfill, and compaction in lifts
- Manholes, handholes, and pull boxes set to grade
Open-cut trenchingTypical build
What goes in the ground
| Primary electric | In conduit, 36" cover, red warning tape and tracer wire |
|---|---|
| Secondary electric | Direct-bury or conduit, 24" to 30" cover |
| Communications / fiber | In duct, 24" cover, orange warning tape |
| Water & sewer | 48" or deeper, blue and green tape per line |
| Conduit | Schedule 40 / 80 PVC and HDPE, sized to the cable |
| Backfill | Select fill or flowable fill, compacted to spec |
Depths and materials follow the serving utility's construction standard. We build to that standard and record the as-built depths for the owner.
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