Turning
obstacles
into access.
Rapid Wire installs underground utilities for carriers, utilities, and contractors across the Front Range. We bore beneath roads, waterways, and existing infrastructure with minimal disruption to the surface.
Years in Service
The trusted drilling partner for Comcast, Xfinity, Xcel Energy, CDOT, Sturgeon Electric, and organizations throughout Colorado.
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Operating since 2005
Self-performed, never subbed out
Up to 30 ft deep
Pothole before we bore
What we do
One crew for everything below grade
Rapid Wire self-performs the full underground utility scope, from the first locate to final restoration, with one crew and one point of contact.
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Directional Drilling
Install utilities without trenching the surface
Steerable bores route conduit and pipe beneath driveways, landscaping, roadways, and waterways, reaching 600 ft per shot and up to 30 ft deep, with the surface left intact.
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Potholing & Hydro-Excavating
Expose existing lines without breaking them
Vacuum excavation verifies the exact location and depth of buried utilities before any boring or digging begins, preventing damage to existing lines.
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Trenching
Open-cut where it's the right tool
Clean, accurate trenches for shallow runs, terminations, and tie-ins, backfilled and restored to grade.
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Cable Plowing
Lay long runs fast, with minimal disturbance
Vibratory plowing pulls conduit and cable through open ground in a single pass, ideal for long residential and rural runs.
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Utility Plan & Profile / Design
Engineer the route before the rig arrives
Plan-and-profile drawings and as-builts that meet municipal requirements and keep your project moving through permitting.
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Traffic Control
Keep crews and the public safe
ATSSA-certified flagging, site-specific traffic control plans, and permitting coordination for work in the right-of-way.
Why Rapid Wire
What you get with Rapid Wire
Our fleet, methods, and certification standards are built to install utilities below grade with as little disruption to the surface as possible.
- 01Minimal disruption
- Bores run beneath roadways, sidewalks, mature landscaping, and existing structures. The surface above stays intact.
- 02Self-performed fleet
- 90+ trucks, semis, drills, and excavators under one roof means we control the schedule instead of waiting on subs.
- 03Certified technicians
- Rigorous certification standards and a locate-first safety culture on every job, from carrier networks to municipal programs.
- 04Built for commercial scale
- Carriers, utilities, DOT corridors, and multi-phase developments are our core work. Residential service lines get the same crews and standards.
How it works
A locate-first process, every time
No surprises underground. We plan, verify, install, and restore in a sequence engineered to protect what's already in the ground.
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Plan & Design
We engineer the route, pull the plan-and-profile, and handle permitting before anyone breaks ground.
- Step 02
Locate & Pothole
Hydro-excavation confirms every existing line so the bore path is safe and exact.
- Step 03
Drill & Install
Steerable rigs bore the engineered path and pull conduit and pipe into place, tracked in real time.
- Step 04
Restore
We backfill, compact, and return the site to grade, leaving the surface the way we found it.
Proof in the ground
Profiles from across the Front Range
Every job starts as an engineered bore profile before the rig arrives. These are typical installs: under roads, waterways, and live utilities.
01 / ProfileRoad crossing
Bored beneath a live roadway and its existing utilities with zero lane closures.
02 / ProfileUrban conduit run
New conduit threaded under a dense commercial block without breaking pavement.
03 / ProfileWater & creek crossing
Utility pulled beneath a waterway and mature trees with no surface impact.
04 / ProfileMulti-phase utility install
Multi-phase design and install beneath an enterprise site's live infrastructure.
05 / ProfileHard rock bore
Steered through cobble and rock along a traffic-controlled right-of-way.
06 / ProfileResidential service line
Service line routed beneath mature root systems without disturbing the trees above.
Who we work for
The crews behind Colorado's networks
Carriers, utilities, and the state DOT have trusted Rapid Wire with their underground work for two decades, on jobs of every size.
“We've relied on Rapid Wire for over 10 years to show up on time and stay until the job is done.”
Questions
Frequently asked
Straight answers on directional drilling, depth and reach, residential work, and getting started.
Directional drilling, also called horizontal directional drilling or HDD, installs utilities along a steerable underground path without digging an open trench. It routes conduit and pipe beneath driveways, landscaping, roads, structures, and waterways, avoiding the cost, mess, and surface damage of open excavation.
Get started
Tell us about your project.
Send us the service, location, and scope. We'll follow up within one business day.
Cities served
- Denver
- Arvada
- Boulder
- Fort Collins
- Loveland
- Longmont
- Westminster
- Aurora
- Castle Rock
- CO Springs