Alabama: 2 working days before you dig.
Alabama 811 · Ala. Code Title 37 ch. 15, §§37-15-2, 37-15-4
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A waiting period is not always permission. Some states also require that every operator has answered before you break ground, and some require you to mark your own dig path first. Where we have read that requirement, it is in the notes on this page. Where this page is silent, we have not checked it yet — silence here is not the same as absence. We are working through the rest and dating each one as it lands.
Notice before you break ground
2 working days
Two to ten working days, day of notification excluded. Clock starts at the beginning of the next working day.
Tolerance zone
18" each side
18 inches from the outside edge of the facility.
Ticket good for
20 working days from the start date you put on the ticket
Common questions about digging in Alabama
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in Alabama?
- 2 working days before you break ground, through Alabama 811. Two to ten working days, day of notification excluded. Clock starts at the beginning of the next working day.
- How long is an 811 ticket good for in Alabama?
- 20 working days from the start date you put on the ticket.
- What is the tolerance zone in Alabama?
- 18" each side. 18 inches from the outside edge of the facility.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off Ala. Code Title 37 ch. 15, §§37-15-2, 37-15-4, not off a summary — summaries of these get the unit wrong, and the unit is usually a weekend. Read the source.
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