What Counts as an Emergency Locate?
Emergency locate requests typically fall into a few common situations:
- A repair project (broken irrigation line, damaged private utility) that can’t wait for standard scheduling
- A construction timeline that moved up unexpectedly
- A permit or inspection deadline requiring a locate on short notice
- A contractor crew already mobilized with excavation about to start
- Storm or weather-related repairs that need to happen quickly
If your situation doesn’t fit neatly into a standard locate window, it’s worth a call — we’ll tell you honestly what we can do.
Planning Ahead vs. True Emergencies
Not every tight deadline needs the emergency track. If you know your groundbreaking date is coming up, scheduling a standard pre-construction locate a week or more in advance is usually faster and more cost-effective than a rush request later. Emergency locate support is built for the situations you couldn’t plan around — a schedule that moved without warning, a repair that came up overnight, or a permit deadline that landed on short notice. When you call, we’ll tell you honestly whether your situation needs rush scheduling or whether standard booking will get you there just as fast.