New York: 2 working days before you dig.
UDig NY upstate, New York 811 in NYC and on Long Island · 16 NYCRR 753-3.3
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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 working days not counting the day you call, max ten. Clock starts the day after. The wait is not permission on its own: you may only begin once every operator you notified has answered - either nothing within 15 feet, or marked. If one tells you the marking will not be done by your start date, you may not start.
Tolerance zone
24" each side
24 inches from the designated centre line, plus half the known diameter.
Worth knowing in New York
Two different centres depending on where you are. Part 753 states no ticket expiry. Use the Automated Positive Response system where the centre offers it - 753-3.3(d) requires it, and it is the record of who has answered.
Common questions about digging in New York
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in New York?
- 2 working days before you break ground, through UDig NY upstate, New York 811 in NYC and on Long Island. Two working days not counting the day you call, max ten. Clock starts the day after. The wait is not permission on its own: you may only begin once every operator you notified has answered - either nothing within 15 feet, or marked. If one tells you the marking will not be done by your start date, you may not start.
- What is the tolerance zone in New York?
- 24" each side. 24 inches from the designated centre line, plus half the known diameter.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off 16 NYCRR 753-3.3, 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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