National Public Works Week, taking place May 18-24, 2025, is an opportunity to honor the essential role public works professionals play in maintaining and improving our communities. This year’s theme — “People, Purpose, Presence” — highlights the dedication of those who plan, build, and maintain the infrastructure that supports daily life. Their work is critical and increasingly complex as they face aging assets, limited budgets, and growing public expectations.

Reline America aligns with this purpose through partnership. For more than two decades, we’ve worked side by side with public works departments to help them manage underground infrastructure more efficiently, safely, and reliably. Our ultraviolet light-cured glass-reinforced pipe (UV GRP) solutions are designed specifically for those moments when public works teams need to act fast and get it right the first time.

Reducing stress by delivering control

Public works professionals often manage infrastructure systems that were installed decades ago with limited or incomplete records. Many are also tasked with delivering capital improvement goals using a workforce that’s increasingly stretched across multiple priorities. Add public pressure, emergency response, and regulatory oversight, and the job becomes as much about managing risk as managing infrastructure.

Reline America’s trenchless approach reduces stress by restoring control over outcomes. By eliminating variables associated with excavation and thermal curing, UV GRP gives public works departments greater predictability. With a smaller equipment footprint and no need for high-volume water or steam, disruptions to surrounding utilities, residents, and businesses are minimized.

Asset managers no longer must choose between speed and strength or between public tolerance and technical performance. With Reline America’s Alphaliner, they get both alongside a technical support team that works shoulder to shoulder with them on every project.

Why UV GRP is a better fit for public works

Traditional dig-and-replace methods increase not only construction costs but also risk. Excavation introduces variables like utility strikes, unstable trench walls, bypass system failures, and prolonged public inconvenience. Even traditional cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) methods can carry long setup times, inconsistent curing conditions, and significant equipment requirements.

Reline America’s Alphaliner changes the equation. Its high flexural modulus provides superior strength and flexibility compared to traditional felt liners. This translates into better shape retention, resistance to soil pressure, and overall durability.

For public works officials, this means:

  • Faster installation: Cure rates of up to 5.5 feet per minute reduce time on site, limiting the need for extended traffic control or road occupancy permits.
  • Predictable scheduling: With no reliance on steam or boilers, the curing process is less dependent on external factors, which allows for tighter construction windows and fewer missed deadlines.
  • Improved performance: The “smoothness” of the installed material — characterized by a lower Manning coefficient — helps reduce friction losses and supports more efficient flow.

But Reline America does more than just supply liners. We manufacture them in Saltville, Virginia, along with all associated curing equipment and installation vehicles. This vertical integration provides public works departments with consistent quality, field-tested tools, and support from people who understand municipal infrastructure.

Celebrating the professionals behind the infrastructure

As National Public Works Week approaches, Reline America wants to recognize the unseen complexity of public works management. We know successful pipeline rehabilitation isn’t just a win for your department — it’s a win for your entire community. It keeps roads open, schools accessible, businesses operational, and natural environments protected. We also know this kind of success doesn’t happen by accident.

To every operator, engineer, supervisor, and director working behind the scenes to keep communities running, thank you. Your work does more than maintain infrastructure; it improves lives. Reline America is proud to support this mission with technology and partnerships that meet you where you are and help you get the job done with less stress and greater confidence.

To learn more about how Reline America supports public works professionals, visit RelineAmerica.com.