Underground Utility Contractor in Columbus, IN

Columbus is the largest city in Bartholomew County, with an estimated 51,970 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 29 square miles of land.

Careful work near finished buildings and plazas

Some buildings and grounds are valued for their design as much as their use, and work beneath or beside them deserves care. Paving patterns, plazas, landscaping and the buildings' own foundations may all be close to the lines that serve them.

A careful plan for such a site usually includes:

• recording the surfaces before work, so they can be put back exactly;
• exposing existing lines and foundations with hydro excavation rather than mechanical digging close to the building;
• directional drilling to carry new lines beneath plazas, walks and planted areas instead of opening them;
• small, well-protected openings where digging is unavoidable;
• restoration agreed in advance with the owner, using matching materials.

On everyday sites the same principles are simpler to apply: a water service, a sewer lateral, a storm connection or conduit, reached with as little disturbance to the yard, drive or lot as possible.

In Columbus, we work for building owners, institutions, businesses, homeowners and public owners.

Notice before digging

Under Indiana Code chapter 8-1-26, Indiana 811 must receive a locate request before excavation. Notice must be given at least two full working days and at most 10 calendar days ahead, and the ticket lasts 20 calendar days (IC 8-1-26-16). Private site lighting is usually not marked.

Around Columbus

Clifford, Elizabethtown, Edinburgh, Hope, Jonesville and Hartsville are among the communities near Columbus. We work in each of them as well.

Photos of the surfaces and features around the work, and any drawings of the existing services, help us plan with care.

Note any shutoff limits, access hours or traffic restrictions that apply at the Columbus site.

We reply with our questions first.

If the property has its own guidelines for contractors, include them with the request.