White Lining

White lining is the practice of outlining the proposed area of excavation with either white paint or white flags. It saves the facility locators time on-site and helps ensure that the entire area of excavation is located properly. Nebraska811 strongly encourages the process whenever possible. When placing a locate request, excavators are asked whether the excavation area is white lined. Free white flags may be requested via this website.

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1. Single Area Excavation Marking

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2. Single Stake Marking Center Point of Excavation

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3. Trenching, Boring or Other Continuous Type Excavation

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4. Stakes, Flags or Whiskers

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5. Excavation Corridor

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