Businesses, residents urged to call before digging project

Published 1:30 am Friday, August 25, 2017

The Utilities and Transportation Commission reminds businesses and residents that they must make a free call to 811 at least two business days before any digging project, even as small as installing a fence or mailbox, building a deck, or planting a tree.

In 2016, there were 2,509 reports of damages to underground utilities in Washington. Visit www.utc.wa.gov/callbeforeyoudig for more information.