In today’s world, daily reliance on buried infrastructure is unprecedented. Beneath our feet lies an intricate network of pipes, cables, and wires—powering our homes, fueling […]
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Think Tank Releases New Report on Excavation Damage Reporting
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: July 22, 2024 CONTACT: Andrew Jefferis, ajefferis@aii.org Washington, D.C., July 22, 2024 - The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) [...]
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Before Safe Digging Month… The Why!
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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Action Plan Needed to Reverse Historic High Damage Trend
For Immediate Release December 19, 2023 Contact: Benjamin Dierker, bdierker@aii.org Action Plan Needed to Reverse Historic High Damage Trend WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 19, 2023) [...]
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How Excavation Damage Harms the Vulnerable
The world beneath our feet is vibrant and complex. Although we cannot see it and often do not think about it, tens of millions of […]
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Think Tank Releases New Report on The Consensus Technologies Needed For Improving Excavation Damage Prevention
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 CONTACT: Andrew Jefferis, ajefferis@aii.org Washington, D.C, July 27, 2022 — The Alliance for Innovation and [...]
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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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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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A $90 Billion Problem with Obvious Solutions
Every year, nearly $100 billion are lost in the U.S. economy due to excavation damage and the inefficiencies in the system designed to prevent them. […]
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Technology Highlight: Dig of the Future
The Dig of the Future This blog series Technology Highlight has explored many of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for [...]
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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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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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Pipeline Safety Agency Reauthorized in Year-End Omnibus
With the year-end omnibus budget and coronavirus stimulus package, the federal government’s top pipeline safety agency was reauthorized. The down-to-the-wire omnibus deal included the reauthorization, […]
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532,000 Excavation Damages Cost The US $30 Billion in 2019, What Are States Doing About It?
Excavation Damage Every person is required to call 811 or notify their safe digging One-Call center before breaking ground. That is for backyard projects, tree [...]
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New Report Grades Each State’s Damage Prevention Laws
Washington D.C, – October 14, 2020 – The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) today released a new report for state legislatures, regulatory bodies, and [...]
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