Underground Utility Contractor in Elyria, OH

Elyria is a city in Lorain County, with an estimated 53,604 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 21 square miles of land.

Downtown buildings and storefront services

Downtown buildings tend to share walls, sidewalks and alleys, and their underground services pass through a crowded strip between the building and the street. A water service, a sanitary lateral or a storm connection for one building may sit within a few feet of its neighbors' lines and of gas and electric services.

Work on such a building usually means:

• reviewing the OUPS marks together with any records of the building's services;
• exposing existing lines under the sidewalk or the alley with hydro excavation, from a truck that can stay at the curb;
• keeping the opening small, protected and passable for pedestrians as the right-of-way owner requires;
• considering directional drilling beneath a sidewalk or a street to avoid a long open cut;
• coordinating with neighboring businesses where access is shared;
• restoring the sidewalk and pavement to the owner's standard.

In residential neighborhoods, the same steps apply to a single water service, sewer lateral or storm connection, with care for the yard and drive.

In Elyria, we work for building owners, tenants, homeowners and public owners.

Notice before digging

OUPS receives locate requests under Ohio Revised Code 3781.25 to 3781.38. Notice must be given at least two working days before digging, not counting the day of notice; there is no fixed ticket life, and digging must start within 16 calendar days (ORC 3781.28).

Around Elyria

North Ridgeville, Sheffield, Lorain, Amherst, South Amherst and Avon are near Elyria. We work in those communities too.

For a downtown building, describe access from the street and the alley and the hours the businesses are open. For a home, the address and a short description are enough to start, and we will reply with our questions.