Hydro excavation and vacuum services for every challenge
Two specialized trucks and an experienced crew, ready for the daylighting, trenching, cleaning, and emergency work that keeps Alaska's infrastructure safe.
Daylighting & Potholing
Expose buried utilities without touching them
Before you bore, trench, or set a foundation, you need to know exactly what is underground. Our hydrovac uses pressurized water and high-volume suction to daylight gas, power, water, sewer, fiber, and pipelines intact. The result is verified locations, zero strikes, and a documented dig your engineers and locators can trust.
Vertical and angled potholes to verify depth and alignment
Pre-bore and pre-design utility verification
Safe digging around live, energized, and pressurized lines
Clean, compact excavations with minimal restoration
When conduit, pipe, or cable has to go in around existing infrastructure, hydro excavation cuts clean slot trenches to grade without the over-dig and collateral damage of mechanical digging. Less spoil, less restoration, and no surprise strikes.
Conduit and duct-bank trenching
Excavation in congested utility corridors
Tight access and indoor or under-structure digs
Reduced backfill, compaction, and restoration cost
Our Vactor 2100 combination truck pairs high-pressure water jetting with powerful vacuum recovery to clear blockages, silt, ice, and debris from culverts, storm drains, and sewer mains. Routine maintenance or emergency blockage, municipal or private, we keep flow moving.
We remove sludge, residue, and build-up from service pits, sumps, vaults, and tanks of nearly any size, then haul the material for proper disposal. Confined-space-aware crews and the right vacuum power for thick, heavy material.
Frost and permafrost stop conventional equipment cold. Our hot-water hydrovac thaws and excavates frozen ground year round, including vault toilet and septic thawing for agencies and remote sites across the Interior.
Line breaks, floods, and spills do not wait for business hours. Our crews mobilize for emergency vacuum, water recovery, and cleanup, with the documentation environmental and safety teams require. When clients say we helped all night to get the job done, this is the work they mean.
Common questions about hydrovac, daylighting, jetter work, and how we run a job.
How does hydro excavation work?
Hydro excavation uses pressurized water to break up soil and a high-volume vacuum to remove it into the truck's debris tank. Because nothing mechanical touches the ground, buried utilities are exposed without damage. It is also called hydrovac, daylighting, or potholing.
Is hydro excavation safer than digging with a backhoe or auger?
Yes. Water and vacuum cannot cut, crush, or nick a buried line the way a blade or auger can, which is why utilities and agencies use hydro excavation to expose gas, power, water, sewer, fiber, and pipelines. Hydrovac Pro has a perfect safety record with zero utility strikes.
Can you excavate frozen ground in winter?
Yes. Our hydrovac is hot-water capable, so we cut through Alaska frost and permafrost year round, including jobs that conventional equipment cannot touch.
Do you clean culverts, storm drains, and sewers?
Yes. Our Vactor 2100 combination jetter scours culverts, storm lines, and sewer mains with high-pressure water and recovers the silt, debris, and ice by vacuum.
What areas does Hydrovac Pro serve?
We are based in Fairbanks and serve North Pole, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Interior Alaska, and the North Slope, with statewide service available on contract.
How do I get a bid?
Call (907) 759-8068 or send your scope through our contact page. For public bids and RFPs we return competitive pricing quickly, and we answer emergency and after-hours calls.
Ready when you are
Have a project with utilities in the ground?
Send the scope and we will return a competitive, no-obligation bid. Emergency and after-hours calls answered.
