Risk Management Training Notice

Colorado 811 employees will be participating in a risk management training today (Thursday, July 26, 2018). You may experience longer hold times, we recommend utilizing our online services, such as Ticket Express to process your locate requests http://colorado811.org/ticket-express/. Thank you for your patience!

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