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Commercial vs residential excavation: Cost and process differences

When you're planning any construction project, understanding the difference between residential and commercial digging ...
City Limits

City Lit: Digging Up Dirt

My lone experience in urban archaeology came about five years ago, when I decided to carve out a garden in the decrepit backyard of my Brooklyn apartment building. The yield: batteries, crack vials, ...
Construction Equipment

Excavation Damage to Utilities Costs the U.S. $30 Billion

Common Ground Alliance (CGA) has announced the findings from its 2019 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report, including a $30 billion cost to the U.S. in direct and indirect losses. The ...
Taunton Daily Gazette

Raynham neighbors say dirt from massive friendly 40B site rains down on their houses

RAYNHAM — Excavation on a massive "friendly 40B" affordable housing development on Broadway has kicked up concerns among neighbors about dirt falling onto their properties. Selectmen Vice Chair ...