The Common Ground Alliance, the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, published its 2023 Damage Information Reporting Tool Report. The report introduces the CGA Index, a new metric for evaluating year-over-year damage trends, which revealed both progress and a critical need for accelerated action to prevent damage to vital underground infrastructure. The annual DIRT Report provides a comprehensive analysis of damages to buried infrastructure in the U.S. and Canada to help stakeholders understand the damage landscape and the factors contributing to underground facility damages. In its inaugural year, … Read more