![Rehab in the Remote North](https://cole-iandimag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iandimag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fspincasting_ms-10000.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=644453ebf086a298f67fcc08abef2b1d)
The Permacast system uses a bidirectional spin-caster that is lowered into the manhole and withdrawn vertically, so crews are usually able to avoid confined-space entry. The bidirectional motion eliminates concrete shadows caused by uneven bricks or other protrusions.
Carmacks is a remote village in the Yukon with a population of just 503. Infrastructure is relatively undeveloped, and repairs and rehabilitation present special challenges.
“Basically, the sewer system is the only infrastructure — even water is trucked in,” says Darrell Peters, project facilitator at Yukon Engineering Services.
As part of a review funded by the government of Yukon, Peters identified six manhole barrels that were leaking badly and overwhelming the...