Utility Locating in Davie — A Unique Mix of Campus, Industrial, and Equestrian
Davie is one of Broward County's most distinctive communities — a town that combines a major research university campus, significant industrial and warehouse development along the I-595 and SR-84 corridors, and an active equestrian community in its western residential areas. This unusual mix creates equally varied underground utility environments that demand professional locating and potholing services tailored to each project context.
Nova Southeastern University (NSU), with its extensive campus off University Drive, is one of the largest private university campuses in Florida. Campus expansion, infrastructure upgrades, and utility work on NSU's grounds involve complex private utility systems — campus electrical, chilled water, compressed air, private fiber, and irrigation networks — that are completely invisible to 811. Any contractor or engineer working on the NSU campus or the surrounding university area needs a professional private utility locating service to clear the site before excavation.
I-595 & Griffin Road Corridor
The I-595 and SR-84 (Griffin Road) corridors through Davie and Cooper City are high-intensity utility environments. FPL's major transmission and distribution infrastructure, AT&T and telecom trunk lines, and the water and sewer infrastructure serving Broward County's central area all converge in this corridor. The I-595 managed lanes project and ongoing improvements to Griffin Road involve complex utility coordination — work where our EM and GPR scanning services help contractors and engineers navigate the underground environment safely.
Davie Road, Orange Drive (SR-818), and University Drive are the other major commercial corridors through Davie. These roads carry years of utility installation activity and, like the state roads in other Broward cities, require care and professional locating before excavation projects begin.
Davie's Industrial & Warehouse District
The industrial and warehouse areas along the I-595 and SR-84 corridors in Davie and the adjacent communities of Cooper City and Pembroke Pines include many large facilities that have private utility systems installed by developers — fire suppression, private water distribution, private electrical, and private telecom — that are not in the public utility records and will not be marked by 811. These private systems are among the most common sources of utility strikes on commercial construction and expansion projects in this area.
Our vacuum excavation and utility potholing services are well-suited to industrial and warehouse projects in Davie where utility conflicts need to be confirmed before horizontal directional drilling, boring, or deep foundation work. We provide test holes that expose the utility precisely, with depth and condition documentation that your project engineer can use for design coordination.
Serving All of Davie, Florida
We serve all of Davie — from the Nova Southeastern University campus area in the east through the Orange Drive and Griffin Road commercial corridors to the equestrian neighborhoods in western Davie. We serve Davie as part of our full Broward County service area, with our Pompano Beach base approximately 20–25 minutes northeast via I-95 and the Davie Road interchange.
Frequently Asked Questions — Davie, FL
Do you work on Nova Southeastern University campus projects?
Yes. We have experience providing private utility locating and potholing for campus projects at large institutional facilities, including university campuses. NSU's campus in Davie has extensive private utility infrastructure that requires thorough locating before any construction, utility work, or boring activity. We work directly with contractors, facilities managers, and project engineers on campus utility clearance — call (954) 849-2859 to discuss your NSU or university area project.
How do you handle utility locating in Davie's equestrian and rural western areas?
Western Davie has a different character from the urban and industrial east — properties are larger, and private utility systems (irrigation, private electrical, water wells, septic systems) are common and often undocumented. Our EM locating and GPR scanning equipment works effectively in these environments, including turf and unpaved areas. We provide the same professional private utility locating service in rural-character properties that we do on urban construction sites.
Can you support utility potholing for HDD bore planning in the I-595 corridor?
Yes. Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) projects crossing under I-595, SR-84, or other major roads in the Davie area typically require pre-bore utility potholing to verify the depth and position of crossing utilities at the bore entry and exit points and along the bore path. We provide vacuum excavation potholing for HDD bore planning and conflict resolution throughout Davie and the broader I-595 corridor. Contact us to discuss your HDD project requirements.