Specialized Trenchless Solutions for
Challenging Ground Conditions
Bortech is a self-performing utility contractor, providing trenchless solutions for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firms and prime contractors involved in large-scale projects. With a strong national and international reputation for our drilling expertise, our teams utilize advanced techniques like Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and Down-The-Hole Hammering (DTH) to execute complex underground and underwater infrastructure initiatives. We deliver turnkey solutions for Outside Plant (OSP) utility projects, prioritizing regulatory compliance and timely execution to ensure a smooth project handoff.
HORIZONTAL UTILITY TUNNELS
ALL GROUND FORMATIONS OPERATED REMOTELY
DOWN-THE-HOLE (DTH) Hammer
Bortech is your answer
For almost 3 decades, Bortech has executed HDD projects across five continents, delivering reliable installations for energy, water, and telecommmunications infrastructure in some of the world’s most challenging geologies.
WHY BORTECH
KEY METRICS
LOCATIONS
PROJECTS AND TRENCHLESS METHODS
DTH-HAMMER
WHITE PLAINS, NY
NYS-DOT
Bortech DTH Completed a 200' long 48" utility tunnel under the Sprain Brook Parkway. We encountered zones of boulders, cobbles and ledge rock.
HDD
BOSTON, MA
BROWNSFIELD SITE
National Grid Malden River Isolating Hazmat Soils. Pilot hole intercept to drill into surface casing to Installing Fusible PVC Twin Duct Bank Bundle.
HDD
TAPPAN, NY
URBAN DRILL SITES
Con Edison hired Bortech for a design build to cross water channels and existing underground utilities.
DTH-HAMMER
MOUNT VERNON, NY
American Water chose Bortech's DTH to cross under streams with boulders and cobbles along the bore path.
WHEN OTHERS FAIL, BORTECH GETS THE CALL.
Whether you're in the planning phase or looking to fix a problem, Bortech is your answer. We are a specialty infrastructure drilling contractor focused on engineered Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and Down The Hole (DTH) installations ranging from 12” to 56”.
Horizontal Drilling in New York City under the Most Congested Highway in the U.S.
Mincon’s horizontal drilling tools played an important role in New York City, where Bortech performed the challenging task of drilling a 300-feet (91 m) tunnel for a natural gas pipeline under the most congested highway in the U.S. – the Cross Bronx Expressway.
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Why Bortech
38+ yEARS
Design-Build Engineering
HDD / Microtunneling / Utility Tunneling
Proven performance where conventional methods fail
- 48-inch steel utility tunnel installed beneath the I-95 Cross Bronx Expressway
- Production rates up to 10.8 ft/hr in competent rock and boulders
- Up to 21.1 ft/hr in mixed glacial till formations
- Line and grade maintained through 8–10 ft boulders
- Groundwater managed without dewatering or well points
- No ground charging, minimized settlement, controlled vibration
Key Metrics
- 300+ international crossings completed
- Over 600,000 linear feet drilled worldwide
- Diameters: 12" to 48" for telecom, gas, and crude oil systems
- Clients: AT&T, Aramco, Reliance, Phillips, American Water, Tenneco, Empire City Subway, Verizon, Con Edison, National Grid, Eversource, PG&E, BP, Duke Energy, Chevron, United Water, etc.
Locations
UNITED STATES
- MISSISSIPPI RIVER, IL & MO - 12" - 16" Steel & HDPE crossings up to 9,600' in solid limestone
- SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, ME - 3,000‘ granite crossing
- JFK QUEENS, NY - 5,100' twin 18" hdpe in marine sand and silt
- WILTON, CT - 3,700' of 18" steel through schist and granite
- SAN DIEGO, CA - 2,200' of 16" steel pipe under the San Diego River
INTERNATIONAL
- SAUDI ARABIA - Crossings include 9,343' of 24" pipeline and four x 24" lines up to 5,607 ft. each
- INDIA - 11 crossings of 24" - 48" diameters exceeding 4,900 ft. each
- MALAYSIA - 2,854 ft. of 36" pipeline in rock
- TAIWAN - 6 crossings of four 6" HDPE lines per bore, 1,150 ft. each
- THAILAND - 31 crossings totaling 55,000 ft., up to 30" diameter
- AUSTRALIA, CHINA, AFRICA, AND LATIN AMERICA - 100+ beach approaches and landfalls, 5" to 48" diameters of 650 - 5,500 ft. each
Why Bortech
38+ yEARS
Design-Build Engineering
HDD / Microtunneling / Utility Tunneling
Proven performance where conventional methods fail
- 48-inch steel utility tunnel installed beneath the I-95 Cross Bronx Expressway
- Production rates up to 10.8 ft/hr in competent rock and boulders
- Up to 21.1 ft/hr in mixed glacial till formations
- Line and grade maintained through 8–10 ft boulders
- Groundwater managed without dewatering or well points
- No ground charging, minimized settlement, controlled vibration