Installing fiber optic cables in pipeline easements and in urban areas has provided an ideal application for precision horizontal directional drilling.

Longbore has installed individual and bundles of fiber optic conduit in congested urban areas, railway easements, river crossings, wetlands, and along interstate highways.

This application demands high accuracy and complex direction control when lines are placed in restricted easements and under urban infrastructures. Longbore has installed conduits with bore lengths over 3000 feet and diameters of 10-3/4 inches. The conduits, consisting of both steel and high-density polyethylene, have been installed in formations ranging from sand/silt to granite/basalt.