Underground Utility Contractor in Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Cuyahoga Falls is a city in Summit County, with an estimated 50,979 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 26 square miles of land.

Shared driveways and lines between neighbors

Some homes share more than a fence. A driveway may be shared, a water service may branch to two houses, or a sewer lateral may run across a neighbor's lot before reaching the main. When a shared or crossing line fails, the work involves more than one owner.

Before such work starts, it helps to settle:

• who owns each part of the line, according to the utility and any recorded easements;
• who must agree to the work and share its cost;
• where equipment can stand without blocking both households;
• how each owner's yard, drive and landscaping will be restored.

The technical side follows the usual pattern: an OUPS locate, exposure of the line and its neighbors with hydro excavation, a repair or a replacement, and restoration. A replacement can sometimes be given its own route so that each house has a separate line, by trench or by directional drilling beneath a drive, if the utility allows it.

We also work for businesses and public owners in Cuyahoga Falls, on single lines or larger systems.

OUPS

Under Ohio Revised Code 3781.25 to 3781.38, a locate request goes to OUPS before digging. Section 3781.28 requires notice at least two working days ahead, leaving out the day of notice, and excavation must begin within 16 calendar days of the notice, as the law has no fixed ticket life.

Cuyahoga Falls and nearby communities

Peninsula, Fairlawn, Boston Heights, Silver Lake, Richfield and Stow are near Cuyahoga Falls. We serve those communities too.

If the line is shared, say so in the request and include any easement or survey you have, together with photos of the drive and the area. We come back with our questions and a recommended approach.