Safe Digging Month is a monthlong collaborative project throughout April to educate and raise awareness for safe digging and utilizing the 811 “call before you […]
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FEATURE: Making a Homeowner Locate Request
I have studied damage prevention for several years. From reading reports and best practice guides to ride alongs with locators and even calling in an [...]
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Safe Digging Month Wraps, But Safe Digging Continues
April is recognized across the U.S. as National Safe Digging Month. As the April showers wind down and the May flowers sprout up, it is […]
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From Modern Roots March to Safe Digging Month
Do you know what is below? After a month of emphasizing modern roots, it is time to move into national safe digging month! Throughout March, […]
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Resilience of Regional Roots
Across the U.S., underground utilities occupy space at different depths. Many factors influence the depth you may find these pipes, cables, and wires, such as […]
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Detecting Modern Roots
A single call to 811 for an excavation project sets in motion a process that will reveal modern roots in a dig site. Damage prevention […]
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A Call That Reveals Modern Roots
Building anything, from a suburban family home to a 50-story skyscraper in a downtown business district, requires preparing the building site. A crucial part of […]
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Understanding Modern Roots March
Throughout your daily routine – whether it’s your commute to work, grocery shopping, or visiting grandma – your life is dependent on crucial pieces of […]
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811 Day Highlights the Importance of Safe Digging
While you may know March 14 as pi day (3.14) and May 4 as Star Wars day (May the fourth), today is of even greater […]
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Technology Highlight: Locating Equipment
Locating Equipment This blog series Technology Highlight explores some of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for infrastructure and public safety. [...]
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Technology Highlight: Improving Access
Improving Access This blog series Technology Highlight will explore some of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for infrastructure and public [...]
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Do You Know What’s Below? A look into Modern Roots March
The ground we walk on is covered with asphalt for roads, concrete for sidewalks, and is naturally decorated with grass, flowers, shrubs, and […]
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New Report Examines History and Trajectory of One-Call Centers and Damage Prevention Efforts
Washington D.C, District of Columbia – August 27, 2020 – The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) today released a new report for industry leaders […]
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Celebrating 15 Years of 811
In March of 2005, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated 811 as the nationwide phone number for excavation damage prevention. Now, 15 years later, we [...]
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