🛠️ Remember Safe Digging Protocols 🛠️
From
Borough of Lincoln
Sent
Tue, Apr 28 @ 12:10pm
Description
As spring and summer approach, many homeowners begin planning outdoor projects—fences, decks, landscaping, drainage work, or other property improvements. Before any digging begins, remember: most underground utility damage is preventable.
Across the U.S., the top excavation-related root causes include:
⛔ Working too close to marked facilities without maintaining proper clearance
🔍 Digging before confirming marks through potholing
🧱 Failing to shore excavations or protect exposed utilities
⚒️ Hitting a buried utility can lead to serious safety hazards, costly repairs, project delays, and service outages that impact not only your project—but your entire community.
Whether you’re tackling a weekend DIY project or a larger construction job, safe digging starts before the first shovel hits the ground:
📞 Call 811 to have utilities marked
📍 Verify and respect all utility markings
🏛️ Make sure you have the proper permits through your borough
🛡️ Protect exposed utilities throughout the duration of the project
A few extra steps can prevent major consequences.
✅ Dig smart. Dig safe.
This notification was posted by Borough of Lincoln. Borough of Lincoln is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
