Notes from the job site
Planning, freight and cost, worked through with GroundUp's own shipping figures.
Digging Mats for Pipeline Work: HDPE vs. Timber
A right-of-way through soft ground can take hundreds of digging mats. Here is how recycled HDPE and timber compare on weight, trucks per load and service life.
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Planning Ground Protection for a Wet Winter
NOAA's winter outlook favors wetter-than-average conditions across the southern U.S. through February. Five steps to settle the mat plan before the ground goes soft.
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What Timber Mats Cost After You Buy Them
The purchase price is the first cost of a timber mat, not the last. Ten years of replacement, freight and haul-off, worked through for a 1,500-mat program.
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