Underground Utility Contractor in Skokie, IL

Skokie is incorporated as a village in Cook County, with an estimated 65,850 residents (2024 Census estimate) and about 10 square miles of land.

Choosing between a trench and a bore

For many Skokie jobs, the central decision is whether to open a trench or drill beneath the surface.

A trench is usually the most direct way to install or replace a line when the surface can be opened and restored: across a lawn, through a gravel area, along a route with few obstacles. It lets the crew see the full length of the work and makes tie-ins straightforward.

Directional drilling is often considered when the line must pass under something that should stay intact, such as a driveway, a street, a parking lot or landscaping. A rig steers a drill head between two small pits, and the pipe or conduit is pulled back through the bore.

Neither choice can be made without knowing the ground and what is already buried. Hydro excavation is used to expose existing lines along the route so their position and depth are known before either method is used.

We work for homeowners, businesses, developers and public owners.

Before excavation

JULIE, the Illinois one-call center, receives locate requests before digging so that buried facilities are marked. For work in public streets or parkways, the right-of-way owner's conditions apply to the opening and its restoration.

Skokie's neighbors

Lincolnwood, Evanston, Morton Grove, Golf, Wilmette and Niles are all within a few miles of Skokie. We serve those communities just as we serve the village.

Send the address, the kind of line, what has gone wrong or what needs to be added, and any plans or inspection results. For a Skokie job, include the cross streets, the surface over the line and any permit or utility letters you already hold. We read each request, ask for anything missing and explain our approach before the job is scheduled.