Common Ground Alliance recently published a summary of 2025 Damage Information Reporting Tool data alongside a newly expanded interactive Damage Prevention Dashboard. CGA’s DIRT database is the most comprehensive accounting of damages to buried power, water, fiber, natural gas and other utility lines in the U.S. and Canada. The latest DIRT data reveals that the CGA Index, which measures year-over-year buried utility damage trends, reached a record high in 2025. DIRT Data Summary & Trends: CGA’s DIRT Summary & Trends analyzes 221,717 unique damage reports from 2025, demonstrating that damages continue to rise alongside construction activity (as measured by GDP). CGA […]