Analysis
Potholing Alameda and Why It Matters for Utility Installation Projects
Anyone who has managed utility work in Alameda knows the ground rarely tells a simple story. A clean set of plans can suggest plenty of room for a new conduit run, a service lateral, or a water line tie-in. Then the crew opens the site and finds an abandoned duct bank, a shallow gas service, or a communication line that sits two feet off the marked path. At that point, the schedule starts slipping, the owner starts calling, and the cost of one missed assumption becomes pain
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