What are the flags, stakes or paint marks on the street and in the yard?
If you have ever experienced an extended loss of utility service — gas, electric, telephone or water, due to accidental damage, you will understand the importance of these paint markings, stakes and flags that service providers use to mark out their underground pipes and wires. Mark-outs can be a minor inconvenience. Painted codes can be a little unsightly; stakes and flags can get in the way. The alternative however, can be very serious. Excavation work performed without clear mark-outs can damage under underground facilities. Loss of certain utility services drastically affects your way of life. Accidents can be very dangerous. What’s the solution? Simple patience. New Jersey One Call (NJ1C) is a service established by New Jersey law to provide the highest possible assurance that utility services will not be disrupted by excavations. To be in compliance with the law, contractors must obtain mark-outs, and once they have been established, excavation must commence within 10 business da
