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The Best Way to Schedule Utility Service Contractors

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Utility service ‘call before you dig’ Fort Collins contractors is the company that you should turn to if you need utilities on your new property or if your renovation project requires you to change the location of your utility lines. Wherever you live, there are probably many companies that provide such services in your area, so here are some tips about how to find them and how to schedule their work: Careful planning is key – planning ahead is essential for the success of any project that involves work on land that has utilities. Ideally, you should start the process a couple of months before the planned day when the work needs to be done; Research local companies online – the best way to identify your call before you dig Fort Collins service providers is to carry out some online research of your own. You will find companies that specialize in one type of utilities, such as telecommunications and companies that have experience in working with multiple utility types; Contact the ...
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The Importance of Calling a Utility Locating Service

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Locating and revealing hidden utility lines is essential for the safety of any building and landscaping project – whether it is a couple of old trees that you want to remove from your yard or you are just about to start digging out the hole for the foundation of your new home, you need old, unused and potentially dangerous utility lines out of the way before your project starts. Old utility lines can be located with the help of the documentation about your land, but many plots of land have unused utilities so old that they do not appear on any document or lines that have been installed by private companies and have no related documentation available. If you want to make sure that it is completely safe to start work on your land, you should turn to a company –  Colorado 811   – that specializes in utility location. These services use various advanced technologies, such as hydroexcavation and special, ground penetrating radars to identify the location of old utilities and many...
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What You Should Know about Underground Utility Location Service Jobs

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Underground utility location is a relatively new type of service that emerged as the result of the development in the field of imaging and excavation technologies and consists of land scanning to identify hidden utility lines that need to be removed to ensure worksite safety. Colorado Springs utilities locations services are used by construction companies as well as by individual clients to ensure the safety of their construction projects. Many large building companies have their own utility location teams, but location services are also provided by individual companies, which means that utility location jobs are available from many companies. The employment requirements are different depending on the hiring company, but in most cases, the successful applicant will need to have a high school diploma or equivalent, proven experience in the field of locating underground utilities as well as in using the related equipment. The candidates will also be required to prove that they can read...
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Important Aspects of Underground Utility Safety

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Underground utility strikes (the accidental digging into hidden, unmarked utility pipes and cables) are grave issues that are costly to remedy and can create dangerous, often life-threatening situations. Modern technology has come up with the right solution to all these problems, through call before you dig Denver underground utility location services. The process uses available drawing and blueprints of the construction site as well as advanced equipment, including radars, hydrovac and other, imaging and revealing technologies aimed at ensuring that there are no hidden, deeply buried or otherwise concealed utilities that can pose hazards for construction. The process of ensuring underground utility safety starts with disconnecting all known utilities on the construction site, followed by the scanning of the land with the special equipment. All utilities, the ones known from the documentation as well as the ones identified during the in-depth scanning process, are marked, then the de...
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Exempt County Road Maintenance from 811 Locate Requirements

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Sponsors:  Reps. Baisley, Hooten & Saine / Sen. Smallwood County road and bridge departments are responsible for maintaining over 100,000 miles of unpaved roads across Colorado.  Maintenance grading activities are required annually to keep the roads’ surface and adjacent roadside drainage in good condition and usable by all sectors of the traveling public.  Under the state’s 811 “Call Before You Dig” law, counties are required to submit every mile of road for verification of the location of underground utilities (aka “locates”) before they can begin grading – even though this grading activity does not disturb more than a few inches of ground and counties already know what utilities are buried by utility owners in the county right-of-way. This locate requirement is cumbersome for counties to comply with and results in costly delays at the local level – at a time when transportation dollars are becoming scarcer.  Moreover, landscapers and agricultural producer...
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CGA Monthly Update – December 2019

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The CGA December update is now available. Click here to read the December update. The post CGA Monthly Update – December 2019 appeared first on Colorado 811 . Article source here: CGA Monthly Update – December 2019
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What Services are Performed by 811 Utility Experts?

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811 is a number available in every state, which can be dialed for free. It is known as “Call-before-you-dig” service and anyone can use it to mark underground utilities and ensure that nothing will be destroyed by their digging projects. Residential owners, farmers and ranchers, school communities and contractors will stay safe and prevent accidents that may happen during excavation. Digging into an underground utility with a bulldozer can create problems to an entire neighborhood and you would be held liable for the damage and loss you caused, if you do not call 811. Some underground lines are buried quite close to the surface, so it is not safe to dig not even for installing a fence or planting a tree, if the area has not been marked. When you call 811, you will talk to an underground cable locator representative and provide information about your digging project. The appropriate utility companies will be notified, and they will send specialists to locate the lines and give you th...
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