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“2ML was very responsive. They were able to mark our site well ahead of our Survey crews, making our job that much easier. Best utility locating company we have worked with in my 37 years of business!”
-T. Morrow / Morrow Surveying / West Sacramento, CA
“Above and beyond the call of duty. 2ML even took drone shots of our project showing their freshly painted utility markings from a birds-eye view. That is incredibly valuable to my excavation team.”
-Kevin Post / Ursa Engineer / Redding, CA
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Locates each utility by actually exposing every line horizontally and vertically. This is the most accurate utility locating method however it is very labor intensive, time-consuming and expensive.
Uses a) record drawings, b) visible features above ground, and c) technologies to identify underground structures.
Involves surveying utility features that are visible above ground and correlating them with existing utility records.
Relies solely on existing documents and oral recall. It is the least accurate method.
At locations where a utility line is suspected but not identified, 2ML would recommend potholing or vacuum excavation to suck up the asphalt and earth very carefully until the utility line is physically located or “daylighted”. 2ML works with the contractor to ensure that the utilities are located and identified using these methods.
Utility and service lines are marked with flags and/or paint. 2ML uses a drone to take pictures of the markings and note location features. Point of view (POV) photos are also taken from the ground.
2ML uses the Uniform Color Codes developed by the American Public Works Association (APWA) for marking the location of utilities underground.
