EditorialFirst To Burst

First To Burst

Billings expands its successes in pipe bursting to a two-pronged in-house program targeting both water and sewer systems while slashing utility budgets.
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First To Burst
Cord Albrecht tightens the bolts on the HammerHead HB100 pneumatic pipe-bursting head. (Photography by Kelvin Pinney)

In 2005, the city of Billings, Mont., got its first taste of pipe bursting technology. The early success of that effort has resulted in the creation of two in-house pipe bursting teams, one dedicated to sewer bursting and another to water.

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