Shoring Systems

Planet Underground TV sponsors The Round Table Live each year during the summer. The event is attended by utility companies, contractors and suppliers. The emphasis is on damage prevention, safety and safe work practices

Compared to the total volume of liquid products moved through pipelines it is remarkable how little product is lost to pipeline failures. There is a reason for it that can be summed up in one word, integrity.

In the world of underground construction, safety is the priority. Thanks to organizations like Planet Underground, accessibility to safe working techniques and methods has never been easier to discuss, and share within the industry.

Product moving through pipelines, generates revenue that fuels pipeline transportation companies. As a preferred contractor, our customers recognize that we do our utmost to minimize downtime to their infrastructure. 

Speed to market can be an important consideration for a customer when construction or modification takes place on inservice piping. On one such project the operator had no choice but to replace 2,400' of aging pipe, drilled in, and in service, for many years.

Terminals and pipelines need maximum flexibility to satisfy their customers. More interconnects are being constructed and many pipelines have been made bi-directional to allow better movement of product and to take advantage of various points of production and refining.

The Great Lakes hold 20% of the world’s fresh water and they stretch 1,600 miles from Duluth, Minnesota to the St. Lawrence Seaway. 

When IDOT and the Tollway Authority decided to upgrade the Elmhurst Rd. interchange they did it in a big way by constructing a Diverging Diamond. This caused a lot of utilities to be moved.

December in Northern Illinois & Indiana usually brings freezing weather and light snow. This year has been different. 

A recent project awarded to Midwestern Contractors (MWC), involved the removal of temporary Black Diamond repairs to three bends where external corrosion was discovered. 

Pipelines and highway right of ways are natural partners. There is usually enough room for both to run side by side. 

During the 2014 construction season Midwestern Contractors (MWC) completed a large gas integrity project in Northern Illinois. This project included fabrication, piping modifications, launcher and receiver installations, valve installations and hydro-testing of line segments.