Underground Utility Contractor in Farmington Hills, MI

Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County, with an estimated 84,173 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 33 square miles of land.

Long driveways and private roads

On residential properties set well back from the street, and in neighborhoods served by private roads, underground lines can be longer than usual and can belong to more than one owner. A water service may run hundreds of feet up a drive; a shared private road may carry a private water or sewer line serving several homes; storm pipes may drain a private road into a public system.

The questions that matter in that setting:

Whose line is it?

The homeowner, a road association or the public utility. The answer decides who approves and pays for the work.

Where does it run?

Old service lines and private mains are rarely on a map. One-call marks show public facilities; the rest is traced with the owners and exposed with hydro excavation where needed.

Trench or bore?

A long driveway can be opened and repaved, or a replacement can be drilled beneath it between two pits.

We also work for businesses and public owners in Farmington Hills, from single connections to site packages.

Notice before excavation

Under Michigan's Public Act 174 of 2013, a locate request goes to MISS DIG 811 before digging. Section 460.725 of the Michigan Compiled Laws requires three business days of notice at minimum, no more than 14 calendar days ahead, and keeps a ticket valid for 21 days (180 days for long projects).

Around Farmington Hills

Farmington, Franklin, Bingham Farms, Novi, Southfield and Livonia are among the communities near Farmington Hills. We serve all of them too.

If the line is shared, say who else it serves and whether an association is involved. Photos of the drive help too.

We reply with our questions and the approach we recommend.