If your business depends on the proper operation of pipelines or power lines, then right of way clearing is essential to maintaining their integrity and safety. It’s a key component to successful long-term planning, never an afterthought. Customers depend on the reliable delivery of their services, which means Utility Service companies depend on Regal Mountain Forest Management to provide the most thorough and cost-effective ROW clearing possible.

If ROW clearing is new to you, the first thing to know is that it’s much more involved than simply clearing brush from new project site or an existing utility. It requires specialized equipment to handle the specific vegetation and grade of the terrain as well as professionals skilled at trimming the tallest canopies, felling trees, removing stumps, mulching and more.

So why exactly is ROW clearing so critical for pipelines, utilities and other sites?

•  DAMAGE PREVENTION – People are well aware of the danger trees can have if too close to power lines, but they can be disruptive below the soil as well. Damage to pipelines or underground utilities can severely impact your ability to provide service to your customers, and uncontrolled tree growth can be a preventable culprit. Over time, roots of nearby trees can impact a pipeline’s exterior, damaging the coating or the pipe itself, or disrupt an underground utility. Now imagine that occurring along the full length of your pipeline. That could mean miles and miles of disruption to service without proper planning for ROW clearing and maintenance.

• INCREASED VISIBILITY – In today’s world, the potential of manmade disturbances to pipelines or utilities is an unfortunate reality. Since patrol of your service lines is a necessary part of the daily routine, clear line of sight is paramount for pilots. The best ROW clearing takes out all obstacles to visibility from the ground to the sky in a safe distance around your service. Better visibility for patrols results in less chance for disruption, which can result, in turn, to better service to your customers.

• EASIER ACCESS — Maintaining a clear ROW eliminates any obstacles that could prevent work crews or emergency vehicles from reaching your pipeline or utility. The more easily and safely personnel can navigate vehicles to the site without added complications from the terrain and vegetation, the quicker they can get to work or provide service in the event of a problem.

• PUBLIC SAFETY — At Regal Mountain Forest Management, we emphasize the importance of safety in all aspects of our work, and that doesn’t stop with our employees and clients. We extend our safety culture to the public at large who could unknowingly come into contact with your utility. ROW clearing that is completed thoroughly and maintained regularly, along with line markers, communicates effectively to the public to use caution because utilities are present.

At Regal Mountain Forest Management we make it our business to know what’s important for your business. Contact us to learn how Regal Mountain Forest Management ROW clearing services can help your operation.

Regal Mountain Forest Management has a reputation for being a forward-thinking leader in the pipeline and utility maintenance industries. Once a grand position like this is achieved, the work doesn’t end, it actually gets more intense and here’s why. We need to outperform our competitors, remain reasonable in price, and offer more than our customers expect. The timing for us to discuss this is spot-on because right now Regal Mountain Forest Management is bringing value-added services to ROW clearing. You know the tagline, “bundle and save?” That’s what we’re offering!

Pipeline / Depth of Cover Surveys: This is an absolute “must-have” with almost any job. Conducting pipeline surveys on a regular basis is a preventive measure that can certainly save a lot of time, stress, and money. How, you ask? Because regular surveys can avert potential pipeline failures by detecting shallow pipe, encroachments, or other impending risks. The sooner our crews can uncover any issues, the sooner we can get working on fixing them. And since our crews are professionally trained to provide these surveys, you can simply add this service onto your current package and let us take care of the rest!

ROW Surveys: Regardless of the work we are doing on your property, you’ll want us to do a ROW survey. It will help you make clearing plans based on your needs – and our surveys include photos! These surveys will determine the extent of vegetation removal needed and serve as a planning and budgeting tool. These surveys can also include other issues we find, from encroachments, exposed, or shallow pipe. If we’re already clearing your ROW, we encourage you to include this service as well to make sure everything is done right the first time. We can use drones as well to show the view from an aerial perspective, with a much better and more current view than Google Earth!

Drone Vegetation Surveys: You might think that “drones” and “ROW” just don’t go together – but at Regal Mountain Forest Management, they do! We have a certified drone pilot on our staff and that means something big for our customers. By using drones, our crews can go from the ground to the sky in seconds while capturing photogrammetry, 3D modeling, LIDAR images (often collected by air) and general imagery for pipelines or electric lines. Operating tech equipment like this gives us the upper-hand because we can perform this in conjunction with our ROW Pipeline Survey to provide an excellent aerial view for your ROW clearing needs.

GIS Mapping: Our GIS Mapping service will capture any potential property concerns, encroachment, progression of work to know what has been done, what’s left, etc. What’s even better, is the data our crews capture during ROW clearing is sent directly to you. Another great part of this service is that we can perform it for your ROW surveys, pipeline / depth of cover surveys, encroachment and land owner updates. You name it and we can map it!

Clearing ROW should be more than just mowing and tree removal. At Regal Mountain Forest Management, it is! We provide our customers with multiple options when performing ROW Clearing. It doesn’t matter what you choose: depth of cover surveys, GIS mapping, land agents, etc. we do it all! The best part is when you bundle our services together, it saves you money. Our dedication to performance excellence and providing superior customer service has placed us as a nationwide contractor. This is the Regal Mountain Forest Management difference; this is what makes us stand out.