NAPERVILLE, IL. – April 1, 2024 - Warmer spring weather provides the perfect timing for outdoor projects. As a part of National Safe Digging Month, Nicor Gas is reminding everyone to contact 811 before they begin any digging project. This includes jobs such as mailbox/fence installation, planting trees or putting in a pool. It also applies to professional excavators when performing work such as paving, tunneling, or blasting.
Contacting 811 is free. There is no cost to have your underground utility lines marked. It’s also a law designed to help to protect both our communities and to ensure the underground utilities stay safe and connected. Nicor Gas offers the following safe digging guidelines:
Nicor Gas maintains more than 34,300 miles of natural gas infrastructure across Northern Illinois. In addition to those lines, there are underground communications, water and sewer lines, and other utility lines. Knowing where underground infrastructure is before you dig helps prevent injuries, property damage and inconvenient service outages.
For more information about natural gas safety, visit nicorgas.com/811.
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About Nicor Gas
Nicor Gas is one of four natural gas distribution companies of Southern Company Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Nicor Gas serves more than 2.3 million customers in a service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of Illinois, excluding the city of Chicago. For more information, visit nicorgas.com.
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America’s premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.3 million natural gas customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states with approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
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