Upcoming service utility investigations
During April and May, we’re conducting utility investigations in the southern part of the Narromine to Narrabri section.
March 28, 2025
These investigations identify and map services to prevent damage during future construction and prevent dangerous and costly accidents.
We will locate water pipes, electric cables, fibre optic cables, gas pipes, drainage and sewage pipelines. Our work will also include confirming the height of all overhead power lines.
Our contractor MinStaff Survey will deploy a small crew of field surveyors to collect the data.
Here’s what you may see if you spot the team on site:
- Workers using equipment to identify depth and position of underground utilities.
- Technicians using hand tools or a vacuum truck to expose below ground utilities. Vacuum trucks use high pressure water and suction to remove material to expose services in the ground, particularly sensitive utilities like gas or electric cables.
- Wooden stakes in the ground identifying utility locations. Markings will indicate utility type, depth and direction the utility runs.
Once the field work is completed, the data will inform preliminary designs and help determine if the utility will need to be lowered, protected, removed or relocated.
Image: Vacuum trucks expose utilities by sucking up soil without damaging the asset.
