Catch up on the latest underground infrastructure news, including pipeline projects, water and wastewater investments, regulatory developments, utility construction and major infrastructure initiatives from across North America.

As summer construction activity increases, following safe excavation practices, calling 811 and using the proper equipment can help crews avoid utility strikes, protect workers and minimize project delays.

Daniel Shumate of FMI Capital Advisors examines the market forces shaping utility and communications construction, from booming data center investment to tariffs, labor shortages and merger activity.

Editor-in-Chief Robert Carpenter examines how record growth in data centers, fiber, power and pipeline construction is driving underground infrastructure demand while labor, equipment and water challenges remain.

Team Fishel completed a 14-mile fiber installation for a major Maryland data hub in just eight months, overcoming solid granite, tight rights-of-way and an aggressive construction schedule.