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destructive excavafiun and utility locate teehnologies, can reduce project costs. Oi murse, in addition to the trailers.
inethods are cunsldemd Best Practices Accmding to the study, titled "Cash there are truck vars and eoinpanies
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and causes less surface damage, traffic Subsurfatz utility Engineering," servites tor the excavator.
disruption and iinpart to surtaee every $1 spent on siilisurtaee utility . . . .

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and efflclenlly uncnvsred Evznsmnllel, cost-savings. ' ‘* “‘°'“ ““ "gm °‘““."‘”“ fsffh
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