Virgil, Just how high did you quote?. It seems that converting a Buried Direct cable into individual wires in Conduit could be two different things. 11kV here is buried with a single 3 Core cable, Neutral Screened if required. Easy enough to bend and run through the conduit, provided there is enough lube. With respect to protection, covering the conduit with concrete and then having a hard protection strip at half depth, would be enough here. Where is Bjarney at a time like this?.