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JULIE works to prevent damage to Illinois underground utilities by connecting homeowners and professional excavators with member utility companies via our free and easy facility …
Submit Online Request - JULIE Before You Dig
Contact JULIE before you dig online, by calling 811, or through Remote Ticket Entry. Available 24/7 to help mark underground utility lines safely.
Remote Ticket Entry Excavators - JULIE Before You Dig
JULIE’s Remote Ticket Entry (RTE) lets professional excavators quickly submit locate requests online anytime, with instant dig numbers and tools for accuracy.
Homeowners - JULIE Before You Dig
Contact JULIE before you dig and stay safe. We perform the vital role of connecting homeowners like you with utility companies so they can mark their underground lines and indicate where it’s …
Homeowner FAQs - JULIE Before You Dig
Based in Joliet, JULIE is a non-for-profit corporation dedicated to keeping Illinois safe and connected. Our organization’s mission is to prevent damages to underground utilities, the …
About JULIE, Inc - JULIE Before You Dig
Whether you’re planting, building, adding, or fixing anything outdoors, all you have to do is to contact JULIE before you dig. The service is FREE and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a …
When to Contact/The Process - JULIE Before You Dig
State law requires you to notify JULIE at least 3 but not more than 10 days before any digging project regardless of the project size or depth. Even if you are digging in the same area as a …
Markings and Colors | Call JULIE Before You Dig
You will know what is below by the different flags, stakes or paint. Learn what the JULIE markings and colors represent.
Law 2025 - JULIE Before You Dig
The use of an electronic positive response system, offered through JULIE, will be required by excavators and facility owners or operators no later than January 1, 2026.
Law and Enforcement - JULIE
The law requires anyone excavating outside the City of Chicago to contact JULIE before digging and requires owners and operators of underground utility facilities to be members of the one …