Underground Utility Contractor in Waukegan, IL

Waukegan is a city in Lake County with an estimated 88,570 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 24 square miles of land.

What a Waukegan job usually involves

Whatever the utility, an underground job tends to follow four steps.

Locate

Existing lines on and around the site are identified and marked. On private property this can mean combining one-call marks with the owner's records and, where needed, exposing lines with hydro excavation.

Excavate

The trench or pit is opened to the depth the work needs, with its sides supported or sloped as the ground and depth require. Where a road or a drive must stay intact, entry and exit pits for directional drilling replace a continuous trench.

Install or repair

New water, sewer or storm pipe is laid and joined, conduit is placed, or the damaged section of an existing line is replaced.

Restore

The excavation is backfilled in layers and the surface is put back to the standard set by its owner.

In Waukegan, we work for homeowners, businesses, industrial sites, developers and public agencies.

Before digging in Waukegan

A locate request through JULIE, the Illinois one-call center, comes first, so that the owners of buried lines can mark them. Street and alley openings also need the agreement of whoever owns the right-of-way, along with its restoration requirements.

Waukegan and the surrounding area

Places close to Waukegan include North Chicago, Beach Park, Green Oaks, Park City and Gurnee. We serve these Lake County communities just as we serve Waukegan.

To request a quote for a Waukegan site, send the address, a description of the line and the problem or the new connection, and any plans you already have. Tell us whether the Waukegan site is on private property, in a public right-of-way or both, since that decides which permits apply. We read every request ourselves and come back with questions where the description leaves something open.