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Faster trenching shifts workflow on 5,000-foot utility project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most utility trenching jobs still start the same way: saw cut, chunk asphalt, load it, haul it away, then finally start digging. It\u2019s slow, it\u2019s noisy, and it burns hours before real progress even begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the old way. This project didn\u2019t follow it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frank Pellicano, a project manager with 18 years at Persistent Construction, ran a 5,000-foot sanitary force main from Route 10 to Ridgedale Avenue\u2014and flipped the script using an asphalt grinder instead of saw cutting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No staging. No waiting. No gap between steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They brought in an asphalt grinding machine and started cutting trench and installing pipe almost at the same time. In one stretch, the crew ground out 200\u2013220 feet of trench in about 20 minutes. By the time the asphalt grinder finished a section, the pipe crew was already dropping in behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not incremental improvement. That\u2019s a different workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt used to be saw cut and remove asphalt ahead of time,\u201d Pellicano said. \u201cNow we\u2019re grinding and installing right behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impact showed up immediately. Instead of burning half the day on prep, the crew stayed in motion. Utility trenching turned into a continuous operation\u2014cut, dig, install, move. No stop-and-go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there\u2019s the material problem\u2014usually a headache. Saw cutting creates chunks. Chunks have to be separated, loaded, hauled, dealt with. It adds time and labor nobody wants to track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The asphalt grinding machine eliminated that issue. It pulverized the asphalt into fine material that blended with the native soil. No sorting. No extra handling. Just move it and keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conditions weren\u2019t easy either. Asphalt thickness hit up to 10 inches on Route 10 and around 8 inches on Ridgedale. The asphalt grinder didn\u2019t care. It kept a consistent cut rate across both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wear held up too. The crew pushed nearly 900 feet at full depth before touching the cutter teeth\u2014and even then, they only swapped a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the biggest shift wasn\u2019t speed or wear. It was buy-in from the crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are guys used to saws, jackhammers, and long prep cycles. They switched to the asphalt grinder and didn\u2019t look back. Less manual effort. Faster progress. More production in the same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They had a choice\u2014and they chose grinding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the real takeaway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switching from saw cutting to an asphalt grinding machine doesn\u2019t just make utility trenching faster. It changes how the entire job flows. It compresses timelines, cuts handling, and keeps crews productive instead of waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re still saw cutting on utility trenching jobs, you\u2019re not just losing time\u2014you\u2019re breaking your workflow before the job even starts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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