Drilling & boring

Communications drilling in Georgia

Every cell site, cable node and fiber hut in Georgia is connected underground somewhere. Those connections are bores.

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Serving all of Georgia

Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.

Directional drilling and boring across Georgia; locates, bore plan and utility coordination handled. More about Davis Underground Solutions →

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Underground pathways for communications

Communications companies in Georgia build by the mile and by the crossing. A fiber route along a state highway, a conduit to a new tower, a node on a cable plant, a lateral into a business park: each one needs a bore under something. Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. bores and pulls communications conduit statewide, works to the carrier's stationing and specs, and keeps pace with the splice crews behind it.

Communications projects

Long-haul and metro fiber routes with bored crossings at every road, driveway and creek.
Conduit to cell towers, small cells and rooftop sites.
Cable plant extensions and node splits.
Laterals to business parks, hospitals, schools and data centers.
Signal and ITS conduit for GDOT, counties and cities.
Emergency communications and 911 center connections.

Specs and documentation

Depth and footage per shot, duct counts and colors, handhole placement to the drawings, mandrel and pull-tape, and as-builts when the owner wants them.

Ground and permits

Georgia is three different drilling states stacked on top of each other. North of the Fall Line, which runs roughly Columbus to Macon to Augusta, the Piedmont puts red clay over saprolite over granite and gneiss, and the rock can sit a few feet down or forty. South of that line the Coastal Plain is sand, clay and marl with a high water table and almost no rock. In the northwest corner the ridges are limestone and shale, with the caves to prove it. The bit, the fluid and the production rate all change with the region, which is why the first question on any estimate is the address. Right-of-way permits come from whoever owns the road: GDOT for state routes and interstates through its seven districts, the county public works department for county roads, the city for city streets, Norfolk Southern and CSX for rail crossings, the Corps of Engineers and Georgia EPD where a bore passes under a navigable river or a protected wetland, and the airport or base authority on federal ground. Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. prepares the bore plan the permit asks for and files it.

Statewide

Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. is headquartered in Powder Springs, west of Atlanta, and runs the whole state. Metro Atlanta and the counties around it are home range with no mobilization fee; Columbus, Macon, Augusta, Savannah, Albany, Valdosta and everywhere between are a quoted mobilization and a crew that has already been there. Being the drilling company that actually picks up the phone and shows up is most of why the company works across Georgia. Davis Underground Solutions has the rigs and recent routes. Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.

Estimates are free. Call now: (678) 264-3333.

Other drilling and boring services in Georgia

Directional Drilling Georgia

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD): a steered bore between two small pits that puts conduit, pipe and cable under roads, driveways, parking lots and landscaping with no open trench.

Horizontal Drilling Georgia

Horizontal drilling for any line that has to cross something it cannot cut through: a street, a slab, a canal, a stand of trees. Entry pit, exit pit, nothing opened in between.

Directional Boring Georgia

Directional boring is the small-rig end of HDD: short, shallow bores for service lines, sleeves and conduit on residential and light-commercial lots.

Underground Drilling Georgia

Underground drilling for new utilities where the surface is spoken for: tracked, steered bores placed under whatever is already built on top.

Fiber Optic Cable Drilling Georgia

Fiber duct and drop conduit installed by directional drill for carriers, co-ops, campuses and developments: long shots along the right-of-way, short shots to the building.

Electrical Conduit Drilling Georgia

PVC and HDPE electrical conduit bored under pavement for primary feeds, secondary services, site lighting and EV charging circuits.

Underground Conduit Drilling Georgia

Single ducts and multi-duct bundles pulled through one reamed bore: communications, power, controls and spares placed together under the obstacle.

Structured Cable Drilling Georgia

Conduit between buildings for structured cabling, campus networks, security and controls, bored under courtyards, drives and parking rather than cut across them.

Utility Drilling Georgia

Utility drilling for water, sewer, gas, power and telecom owners: permitted road crossings, mains under live streets, services to the meter.

Missile Boring Georgia

Missile boring (pneumatic piercing) drives a steel mole through the soil for short, straight, shallow runs under a driveway or sidewalk: the quickest way to sleeve a lawn or a walk.

Auger Boring and Drilling Georgia

Cased auger bores for road, highway and railroad crossings and for gravity sewer that has to hold an exact grade: a straight steel casing jacked from a pit.

Sewer, Water and Drain Lines Georgia

New water services and mains, sewer force mains and laterals, and storm drains installed under roads, driveways and yards without trenching them open.

Questions about communications drilling in Georgia

Do you work to carrier specs?+

Yes. Depth, duct, handhole and documentation requirements from the carrier's standard are built into the bore plan.

How is the conduit at a railroad crossing handled?+

A permitted, cased crossing to the railroad's standard, usually by auger bore.

Can multiple carriers share a bore?+

Separate ducts in one bundle are common on joint builds.

Production per day?+

Depends on ground and crossings; hundreds of feet in sand, less in north Georgia rock.

How do I get a bid?+

Call (678) 264-3333 now or send the stationing through the form. Estimates are free.

Communications Drilling by city in Georgia

Each community has its own page for this service. The crew, the method and the price are the same across the state; the page covers what is different about the ground and the permits there.