4/23/14 - The Livingston County area has already had one power outage resulting from misplaced digging, and Consumers Energy is reminding residents to call ahead before they try to dig. April is Safe Digging Month, and Consumers Vice President of Energy Delivery Mary Palkovich tells WHMI not knowing what is below the surface can be dangerous. A construction crew in Fenton cut off power to about 500 Consumers customers in March when it bored through an underground 3-phase wire on Skyline Drive, near Silver Parkway. Most of those who lost power were businesses, and it took nearly a day to restore power to some of them. Palkovich encourages anyone planning to dig this spring for planting, building, or landscaping to first call 811, free of charge, and have the owners of the utilities come out and clearly mark where they are located to avoid that kind of accident. If a resident does end up striking one of these underground utilities, the appropriate response is to call 911. For more details about safe digging and the 811 number, follow the link below. (TD)
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