Underground Utility Contractor in Atlanta, GA

Atlanta is the largest city in Fulton County and in Georgia, with an estimated 520,070 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 135 square miles of land. Most of it lies in Fulton County, and part of it extends into a neighboring county.

Underground work in a major city

In a major city, almost every underground job shares its ground with other utilities and its surface with traffic. That is true of a sewer lateral repair in front of a house, a new water and fire service for a high-rise, a storm rebuild under a parking deck entrance and a conduit run for an office tower's electrical upgrade.

The working sequence is built around that reality:

• Georgia 811 receives the locate request, and the marks are reviewed together with the owner's drawings and any utility records.
• Existing lines near the planned work are exposed with hydro excavation, so their position and depth are known before excavation.
• The work is set up to keep traffic and pedestrians moving as the right-of-way owner requires, with crossings drilled where an open cut cannot be allowed.
• The line is installed or repaired and tested as specified.
• The excavation is backfilled in layers and the surface restored.

For industrial properties, we also provide hydro vacuum work for pits, vaults and structures.

In Atlanta, we work for developers, general contractors, building owners, businesses, public owners and homeowners. Because the city spans a county line, include the exact address with your request.

Georgia 811 before excavation

Georgia 811 (Utilities Protection Center, Inc.) receives locate requests under the Georgia Underground Facility Protection Act, O.C.G.A. Title 25, Chapter 9. Georgia law requires notice at least two and no more than eight business days before digging, counted from 7:00 a.m. on the next business day, and a ticket stays valid for 30 calendar days. Work in public streets also follows the right-of-way owner's conditions.

Atlanta and nearby cities

East Point, Hapeville, Decatur, Brookhaven, College Park and Smyrna are among the cities near Atlanta. We work in all of them too.

Send the address, the kind of line, the work you need and any drawings or photos. We read each request ourselves and come back with questions and a proposed approach.