If your project involves digging, submitting a locate request is your first step.
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Before You Dig
How 811 works
What to Expect
Color Codes & Safety
Locate requests are required by law before excavation. Alabama 811 connects your request to utility owners so they can respond.
Excavator Responsibilities
Positive Response & Compliance
Damage Prevention & Reporting
Training & Certification
Law & Compliance
Alabama 811 facilitates communication between excavators and utility owners to support safe excavation and compliance.
Member Overview
Member Portal
Member Directory
Service Area Editor
Damage Reporting
Reports
Member Support
Become a Member
Find reference materials, calendars, industry links, and educational content related to safe digging.
Training & Education
Awareness & Public Outreach
Excavation Manual
Spanish Resources
WebPortal Guide
Life of Ticket
Holiday & Locate Request Calendar
Industry Links
Promotional Materials
News & Updates
Preventing damage is a shared responsibility. Excavators are responsible for complying with Alabama’s Underground Damage Prevention Law and following all locate procedures before and during excavation.
When locate requests are required, how the process works, expectations and more
Before any excavation begins, the following requirements must be met
Response titles, descriptions, and verification
What to do if damage occurs
Information about our FREE Online Excavator Safety Training course
Alabama Underground Damage Prevention Law and information
