wev567
join:2006-02-25
Pittsburgh, PA
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Re: Blame Tampa
said by pnh102  :So who is going to hold the City of Tampa accountable for their shoddy job in keeping track of where these lines are buried? Perhaps Verizon should just skip Tampa even if their ban is lifted because the fiber optic cable is very likely to be damaged by another utility because of this problem. Lines are marked by the owners, so the gas company does their lines, etc... |
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phattieg
join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
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| said by wev567 :said by pnh102 :So who is going to hold the City of Tampa accountable for their shoddy job in keeping track of where these lines are buried? Perhaps Verizon should just skip Tampa even if their ban is lifted because the fiber optic cable is very likely to be damaged by another utility because of this problem. Lines are marked by the owners, so the gas company does their lines, etc... Since when? Cable locates does all the utility locating in Florida. They (utility company) has to call cable locates, and locates comes out, sprays the ground, plots it in their records, and leaves the mark on the lawn, or sidewalk, etc, to show the company where they SHOULD bury. Often, the line is not followed exactly, as the construction workers might run into scenarios where they have to re-route at the last minute when the backhoe/boring machine is on site, and a problem with the selected path comes up. Instead of rescheduling locates, usually they just bury it and never report the change. How about the City either fine the locates company, or make the utility company come out and re-establish where their lines are with underground sonar, or something. Oh, wait, that costs money, and the city needs power/sewer more than internet, thats right.
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cdru
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| reply to wev567
Maybe in your local it's done that way, but around here there is a utility service company that comes out and marks everyone's line for the actual utility. It's quicker and easier for everyone involved as if you had to coordinate 6 or 7 utilities to come out and mark their lines, it would take forever and have quite a bit of duplicate efforts.
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apeface
join:2000-09-16
Mckinney, TX
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| Same here.
I used to work for the city water treatment plant and every time a company wanted to dig, we went out and marked only our lines.
The power, gas, phone, and water companies would all come out and mark their transmission lines with flags or different colored spray paint.
I've never heard of a another company/service marking another companies/services lines. Who the hell would want a cable company coming out to mark a gas line, that's nuts. |
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cdru
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| said by apeface :I've never heard of a another company/service marking another companies/services lines. Who the hell would want a cable company coming out to mark a gas line, that's nuts. It's not one utility marking another utility, it's a 3rd party that comes out and marks them. At least the few times that I've seen them in my neighborhood it's been that way.
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