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What Lies Beneath: LA Ground Penetrating Radar

In a city the size of Los Angeles, the ground beneath your feet hides a secret world of tunnels, conduits, pipes, and archaeological evidence.  Miles of abandoned tunnels from the old Pacific Electric Red Car and the Los Angeles Railway Yellow Car lines snake their way below ground along with long unused service tunnels.  Forgotten graves await discovery.  Tar pits bubble.   Plus, it’s fascinating just to imagine the tangle of underground utility lines and communication systems that make modern life tick along as we expect.  But for anyone planning a construction project, simply imagining the subsurface will never do.  In...

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Los Angeles Utility Location Helps Construction Site Safety

Never known for its distinctive skyline, the profile of Los Angeles is undergoing a massive face-lift thanks to a number of downtown construction projects.  More than three-dozen major building projects are in the works, and Los Angeles utility location markers, cranes, and concrete trucks are everywhere.  Admittedly, the construction projects in the already congested downtown area cause a world of hassles for pedestrians and drivers trying to wind their way through the ever-changing maze, but the money and jobs pouring into the city are staggering.   Not since the “Roaring Twenties” has Los Angeles experienced such a building boom. The explosion...

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Concrete Scanning Reveals the Mysteries of the Subsurface

Many different professions rely on GPR for concrete scanning in order to conduct their work more safely and efficiently.  Since the mid-1980’s, ground penetrating radar has made it widely possible to locate utilities, measure the depth of a concrete slab, or “see” what lies inside a concrete wall.  Today, instead of going in blindly with a jack hammer or picking up a drill and making an educated guess, architects, builders, plumbers, and electricians can perform their work with confidence that they won’t put employees at an unnecessary risk or destroy something beneath the surface, causing expensive delays. Concrete scanning before...

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Why You Need GPR in Los Angeles

Did you know that SiteScan offers ground penetrating radar services throughout the Greater Los Angeles area? SiteScan’s responsive, state-of-the-art, and solution driven team delivers quality concrete scanning and utility locating services throughout Los Angeles County. And that dreaded L.A. traffic? SiteScan still stands by their ability to be on your job site within 24 hours of your call. Whether you’re in Long Beach, Lancaster, or anywhere in between, SiteScan has all of Los Angeles County covered! Call today to see how we can help you, or get a quote!

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