The industrial drive around one of our buildings is being replaced, and I want to take the opportunity to lay some PVC conduit underneath the drive during the project. Future camera locations are on poles in the trailer lots, which are set out away from the building. All poles are on grassy islands, not connected to the grassy areas of the building.
Only the circle drive around the building is being redone, not the actual trailer lot itself. The idea is that after the circle drive is milled there is a 24-hour opportunity before they start to lay the new road. I’d like to hand dig and lay PVC conduit under the road, extending a few feet into the grassy areas of both sides. The conduit would then be capped, buried and repaved over the next day. The intent is to have the conduit in place, so we can access it in the future. It seems like the perfect opportunity to put the bridge between the building grassy area and the camera grassy areas.
The frost line is about 3 feet, so am I biting off more than I can chew? Is it more difficult than just digging a trench and laying some conduit? Are there special tools/machines that can help? I will inquire if a case of beer can convince the project leader of the road project to use any equipment they have on hand to dig the trench, but I don’t want to bet on them having the right gear on hand or the willingness to help.
Also, any future project to install cameras will require a professional to directionally bore and/or trench from the building to the conduit and them from the conduit to the camera poles……so, is the cost savings of them not having to directionally bore under the road worth the work?
Any insight is appreciated.