Common Ground Alliance — the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities — recently announced the findings from its 2022 Damage Information Reporting Tool Report, which revealed concerning increases across key damage indicators.
The report found that damages to underground utilities, which pose severe risks to public safety and interrupt commerce, have trended upward over the last three years. Excavation activity continues to increase as states work to improve infrastructure, along with a significant influx of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Three-year modeling from 2020-2022 reveals that damages per construction
