Underground Utility Contractor in St. Louis, MO

St. Louis is an independent city, not part of any county, with an estimated 279,695 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 62 square miles of land.

Alleys, older paving and old services

Older city neighborhoods often have features that make underground work more delicate: alleys that carry utilities behind the houses, sidewalks and streets with surface materials that are hard to match, buildings close to the property line, and services that were installed, repaired and extended many times.

Work in such a setting usually follows this pattern:

Find what is there

Missouri 811 marks the public facilities; records and the owner's knowledge cover private ones; hydro excavation confirms lines close to the work.

Keep the opening small

The problem is located precisely, by camera inspection or tracing, so only the necessary ground is opened.

Protect the surface

Paving materials are lifted and set aside for reuse where the owner wants them back, and openings in alleys and sidewalks are kept passable as the right-of-way owner requires.

Consider going beneath

Directional drilling can carry a replacement line under a sidewalk, a porch or a drive.

In St. Louis, we work for homeowners, landlords, businesses, developers and public owners, and provide vacuum work for pits and structures at industrial sites.

Notice before digging

Missouri 811 receives locate requests under RSMo 319.010 to 319.050. The law (RSMo 319.026) requires at least two and no more than ten working days of notice, and a ticket lasts 21 calendar days from the start date. Openings in streets and alleys also need the right-of-way owner's permit.

Around St. Louis

Wellston, Hillsdale, Pine Lawn, Uplands Park and Velda Village Hills are among the Missouri communities near St. Louis. We work in each of them as well.

Describe whether the work is reached from the street or the alley, and include photos of the surfaces around it. We follow up with our questions and the approach we recommend.