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Pete C.

wrote:

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:04:54 -0800 (PST), Pat
wrote:

The UFPO in NY only works in the right-of-way and the lines only have
to be within (something like) 4' of the actual line.

That was my experience too. They flagged the right of way but did not
locate my phone line, which we hit ... of course. Fortunately I had a
roll of flooded phone cable I found in a dumpster so I just had my
"labor" ditch it in and I connected it up to there green post on the
ROW. Their line was about 2" deep. I put it back about 18" down and
"sleeved" it under the new driveway in a 2" PVC.

When I did the CBYD thing prior to trenching new conduit to get proper
power out to my shop, each utility came out with their cable locator,
clamped the transmitter around the appropriate wire at the house and
then tracked back accurately locating the wire back well past my
designated work area, marking and flagging along the way. No surprises
though, nothing in the way for 75' or the 80' run and then the last 5'
was at the point where everything came to the house so I had to hand dig
that section to avoid the phone, power and two cable lines.