Introducing Quanta Subsurface
Comings and Goings

New Specialty Geotechnical Contractor in North America

There is a new player in the ground engineering and specialty geotechnical construction market in North America…well, sort of. Quanta Subsurface is a collection of (at present) 9 specialty contractors all owned by Quanta Services, […]

Crux Subsurface rig setup for the Rhinedollar Distribution Project in the Inyo National Forrest
Project Related

High altitude foundation construction with Crux

This is an awesome limited access foundation project from Crux Subsurface! They designed and installed micropile foundations for new steel tubular towers to replace old steel latice structures. The high altitude (about 10,000 feet) meant […]

Micropile foundations with Crux' patented steel micropile cap design for the Sunrise Powerlink Project
Miscellaneous

Crux Subsurface Wins Two 2014 DFI Awards

Congratulations to Crux Subsurface, Inc. on winning the Deep Foundation Institute’s (DFI) 2014 Outstanding Project Award (OPA) and the 2014 C. William Bermingham Innovation Award for their Sunrise Powerlink Project in California. The project involved […]

Crux Subsurface employees drilling geotechnical holes for the US 89 landslide investigation
Geologic Hazards

U.S. 89 Landslide Exploration

Specialty drilling contractor Crux Subsurface recently completed geotechnical drilling for Kleinfelder at the site of a large landslide near Page, Arizona. Crux completed 17 holes to depths up to 250 feet using a combination of […]

Crux installing micropiles for San Diego Gas & Electric
In Memoriam

Crux acquired by Quanta Services

Specialty geotechnical drilling contractor, Crux Subsurface, Inc. of Spokane, Washington was acquired Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR), an S&P 500 company and a leader in infrastructure services for the electric power, pipeline and telecommunications industries according […]