Prechlorinated pipe bursting provides new water mains without disturbing residentsProblem: Bloomfield Village in Oakland County, Michigan, was ready to replace water mains, but it wanted to do so with minimal interruption of water service to local residents. Space along street rights-of-way was also limited, so officials wanted to limit excavation.Solution: The village specified prechlorinated pipe bursting replacement in its plans and chose to upgrade the existing mains with 8- and 12-inch HDPE pipe. Pipe bursting specialist Bidigare Contractors was chosen for the job. For bursting operations Bidigare used its own hydraulic pipe bursting machine from the HammerHead Trenchless Equipment Hydroburst
