New York Utility Workshop

Build Better Together

150+ infrastructure leaders met in New York — engineers, utilities, contractors, agencies, damage prevention professionals and technology partners — for an honest conversation breaking silos and building better together.

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Session Highlights

Opening Remarks & Keynote

Rethinking Damage Prevention: The Challenge of Ought vs. Is

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The Future of 811

Smarter Alignment, Fewer Damages, Safer New York

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Driving Innovation

Optimizing Infrastructure Delivery Through Partnerships

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Harnessing AI

Navigating the Utility Transformation

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Live On-Site Activation

Visualizing the Underground

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Key Takeaways

Damages Keep Rising

Utility damages rose from 189,052 in 2024 to 213,985 in 2025, officially surpassing the index in 2022, when CGA's 50-in-5 challenge was launched. Instead of damages reducing by 50%, they've increased by 2% compared to 2022.

Coordination Beats Silos

A centralized, real-time digital map of all underground utilities, accessible to all stakeholders, can mitigate risk throughout the project lifecycle. When the industry aligns around one shared picture of what's underground, silos stop derailing projects.

Lean Into AI and Innovation

The technology is here, the industry just needs to embrace it. As one panelist put it, it's the shovel-to-jackhammer moment: the crews that reach for the better tool open the road faster.

Connecting the Office to the Field

Real-time utility data flowing from 4M into field tools like Trimble SiteVision enables teams to validate and update infrastructure information in real time.

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