Serving Jacksonville, Duval County and all of Florida
Directional drilling in Jacksonville and Duval County
A drilling contractor with its own rigs that puts utilities under streets, rail, creeks and finished lots from two small pits. Serving Jacksonville, the Beaches and Baldwin.
Directional Drilling
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD): a steered bore between two small pits that puts conduit, pipe and cable under roads, driveways, parking lots and landscaping with no open trench.
Directional Drilling in Duval County →
Fiber Optic Cable Drilling
Fiber duct and drop conduit installed by directional drill for carriers, co-ops, campuses and developments: long shots along the right-of-way, short shots to the building.
Fiber Optic Cable Drilling in Duval County →
Utility Drilling
Utility drilling for water, sewer, gas, power and telecom owners: permitted road crossings, mains under live streets, services to the meter.
Utility Drilling in Duval County →
Serving Jacksonville · Duval County
Davis Underground Solutions, Inc.
Directional drilling, auger boring and utility installation across Florida; locates, bore plan and permits handled. It's boring. But we dig it.
A county the size of a state, crossed one bore at a time
Duval County is 900 square miles of city, river, marsh and beach, and every new utility in it has to cross something: I-95 or I-295, a CSX or Norfolk Southern corridor, a tidal creek, a narrow beach street, a downtown block that cannot close. A directional drilling crew sets a rig at one end, drills a steerable pilot hole under all of it and pulls the pipe or conduit back through; nothing between the two pits is opened. That is why JEA, the city, the port, developers, electricians, plumbers and fiber builders ask for it.
What goes in the ground
- Fiber-optic conduit and drops for the carriers, campuses and logistics parks wiring Duval County.
- Electrical conduit: JEA feeds, services, site lighting, EV charging circuits.
- Water services and mains under streets, driveways and creeks.
- Sewer force mains and laterals where the route crosses pavement or water.
- Gas mains and services to TECO Peoples Gas's standard.
- Steel casings for interstate and railroad crossings by auger boring when the permit asks for one.
Each has a page of its own: start with directional drilling, utility drilling and auger boring, or pick a service from the list below.
Sand, hardpan and tidewater
Clean marine sand at the beaches, sandy loam and sandy clay inland, cemented hardpan a few feet down in places, and a water table at the surface along the St. Johns, the Intracoastal and the creeks. Sand bores fast and holds a fluid-filled hole; trenches flood. The hardpan wants the right bit and a crew that expected it.
Owners and permits
JEA owns electric, water, sewer and reclaimed water across most of the county, which makes it owner, permitting party and often customer on one bore; TECO Peoples Gas owns the gas. The City of Jacksonville, FDOT District 2, the Beaches cities, Baldwin and the railroads permit the rights-of-way. Sunshine 811 opens every job.
The company behind this site
Davis Underground Solutions, Inc. is a Georgia drilling contractor with its own directional rigs, auger boring machines, vac truck and crews, working across the Southeast; Jacksonville is a short run down I-95 and part of its Florida territory, with mobilization written as one line on the estimate. The company is known for answering the phone and showing up on the date it gave. Davis Underground Solutions has the equipment list and project photos. Everything submitted on this site, and every call to the number at the top, goes directly to the company. Estimates are free. Call now: (855) 520-2670.
Related reading from the contractor: directional boring throughout Florida.
Estimates are free. Call now: (855) 520-2670.
Who we drill for in Duval County
Residential
Homes, driveways and yards: service lines and sleeves without tearing up the property.
Commercial
Site utilities, parking-lot crossings and duct banks for shopping centers, offices and restaurants.
Industrial
Plants, distribution centers and industrial parks: large-diameter crossings and process utilities.
Municipal
Water, sewer, fiber and signal conduit under live streets for cities, counties and utilities.
Every drilling and boring service in Jacksonville
Directional Drilling
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD): a steered bore between two small pits that puts conduit, pipe and cable under roads, driveways, parking lots and landscaping with no open trench.
Horizontal Drilling
Horizontal drilling for any line that has to cross something it cannot cut through: a street, a slab, a canal, a stand of trees. Entry pit, exit pit, nothing opened in between.
Directional Boring
Directional boring is the small-rig end of HDD: short, shallow bores for service lines, sleeves and conduit on residential and light-commercial lots.
Underground Drilling
Underground drilling for new utilities where the surface is spoken for: tracked, steered bores placed under whatever is already built on top.
Fiber Optic Cable Drilling
Fiber duct and drop conduit installed by directional drill for carriers, co-ops, campuses and developments: long shots along the right-of-way, short shots to the building.
Electrical Conduit Drilling
PVC and HDPE electrical conduit bored under pavement for primary feeds, secondary services, site lighting and EV charging circuits.
Underground Conduit Drilling
Single ducts and multi-duct bundles pulled through one reamed bore: communications, power, controls and spares placed together under the obstacle.
Structured Cable Drilling
Conduit between buildings for structured cabling, campus networks, security and controls, bored under courtyards, drives and parking rather than cut across them.
Utility Drilling
Utility drilling for water, sewer, gas, power and telecom owners: permitted road crossings, mains under live streets, services to the meter.
Communications Drilling
Communications conduit and cable placed by directional drill: telecom, cable TV, cell-site backhaul and private networks, under roads and lots.
Missile Boring
Missile boring (pneumatic piercing) drives a steel mole through the soil for short, straight, shallow runs under a driveway or sidewalk: the quickest way to sleeve a lawn or a walk.
Auger Boring and Drilling
Cased auger bores for road, highway and railroad crossings and for gravity sewer that has to hold an exact grade: a straight steel casing jacked from a pit.
Sewer, Water and Drain Lines
New water services and mains, sewer force mains and laterals, and storm drains installed under roads, driveways and yards without trenching them open.
Questions we hear in Jacksonville
How far ahead do I need to book a bore in Jacksonville?+
Small residential and commercial bores are usually scheduled within a week or two of the site walk; crossings follow the permit. Sunshine 811 needs two full business days before any digging, and the contractor files it.
Can you drill with the water table at the surface?+
Yes. The drilling fluid holds the hole below the water table; that is the reason boring beats trenching near the river and the creeks.
Who pulls the permit for an interstate or railroad crossing?+
The contractor: FDOT District 2 for the interstates and state routes, the city for its streets, CSX or Norfolk Southern for their corridors.
Is there a travel charge to Duval County?+
Florida work carries a mobilization line because the rigs are based in Georgia; Jacksonville is the shortest trip in the state, and the line is on the estimate.
What does an estimate cost?+
Nothing. Call (855) 520-2670 now or describe the run in the form; reply within 24 hours.
Cities and communities served in Duval County
Every community below has its own page for each service. Pick the one closest to the job; the crew and the price are the same across the county.