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Why are colored stakes, flags, or paint marks on my lawn or sidewalk?

April 26, 2017colored flags lawn marks paint sidewalk stakes

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Why are colored stakes, flags, or paint marks on my lawn or sidewalk?

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These marks are used to identify the location of buried utilities. Before any excavation, New York State Law requires having all underground utilities marked. Blue lines show where water lines are buried and green lines denote where sewer lines are buried. Also, yellow lines show natural gas lines and red lines show where electric lines are buried.