The Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report recently released by the Common Ground Alliance’s (CGA) confirmed the importance of making a free call to 811 to reduce excavation-related damage to underground utilities.The report released by the CGA earlier this month analyzes the 2014 data submitted anonymously and voluntarily by facility operators, utility locate companies and one-call centers, contractors and regulators. For 2014, a total of 273,599 events were submitted, about 49,000 more than for 2013.CGA President Bobb Kipp attributes the rise to more construction activity in the United States as well as more stakeholders reporting to DIRT.Safe Digging
The 2014 report shows that when
