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Annual Report Reveals Increase in Excavation-Related Damages to Utilities

According to the Common Ground Alliance’s DIRT Report, utility damage from excavation cost approximately $30 billion in 2019 in the U.S.

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Annual Report Reveals Increase in Excavation-Related Damages to Utilities

The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), a national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines and the people who dig near them, recently announced the findings from its 2019 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report.

The report analyzed all...

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