Underground Utility Contractor in Minnetonka, MN

Minnetonka is a city in Hennepin County, with an estimated 52,651 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 27 square miles of land.

Wooded lots and long driveways

On wooded residential lots, homes are often set back on long drives, with trees close to the routes of the water service and the sewer lateral. Work on those lines has to balance reaching the problem with protecting the trees and the drive.

The usual tools:

Precise locating

The route of each line is traced and its depth confirmed at a few points with hydro excavation, which can work between roots without severing them.

Directional drilling

A replacement line can be drilled beneath the drive or the root zone, with pits placed where they do the least harm.

Careful trenching

Where a trench is needed, its route and width are chosen to limit the roots affected, and the soil is put back and compacted with care.

Planned restoration

The drive, lawn and beds are restored as agreed in advance.

Where the lot is served by a long private line or a line shared with neighbors, we will ask who owns it and who needs to approve the work.

We also take on larger jobs for businesses and public owners in Minnetonka.

Notice before excavation

Gopher State One Call receives locate requests under Minnesota Statutes chapter 216D. The law sets the notice at no less than 48 hours, leaving out the day of notice, weekends and holidays, and no more than 14 calendar days before excavation; a ticket stays valid for 14 calendar days.

Minnetonka and nearby communities

Hopkins, Woodland, Deephaven, Wayzata, St. Louis Park and Medicine Lake are near Minnetonka. We serve those communities too.

Photos of the drive, the trees near the line and where the line enters the house help us understand the site.

We reply with our questions first.