Blue Stakes of Utah LRA Ticket Field Explanations

Ticket Explanation Detail

• MBRCD: Individual member code.
• 00001 = Sequence number of tickets received. 1st ticket of the day on A server.
• UTAHa: Server a or c. 
• 06/05/07 12:57:30 = Date and time ticket delivered.
• A80010271-00A:  Location Request Assignment (LRA) or ticket number and revision. (00 = ORIGINAL TICKET)
• NORM: Priority of the ticket. (RUSH, SHRT, EMER)
• NEW = Type of ticket (2NDR, CNCL, RXMT, UPDT)
• GRID = Method used to notify member. (PLCE)

• HEADER MESSAGE: Header line appears when a ticket is an EMERGENY, 2^ND NOTICE, RXMT, MEET or other optional remarks.

• Ticket: LRA ticket number.  (Ticket numbers assigned by Server, year, julian date and number of ticket for the day.)
• Rev: Number of revisions made to original ticket.
• Taken: Date and time ticket is created by Blue Stakes of Utah.
• Old Ticket: Number is the same as ticket unless the ticket is an update of a previous ticket number.
• Oper: Account name of the user who processed the ticket.

• Submitted: Date and time ticket is processed and submitted for delivery.
• Oper: Account name of the user who processed the ticket.
• Chan: Source responsible for ticket generation.(123 = Processed by Blue Stakes. WEB = Processed by remote access user. QT = Submitted by remote access user, final processing and mapping done by Blue Stakes. )
• Legal Date: Date and time an excavator may begin digging and member should stake or clear the request by. 2 business days (48 working hours) from date and time of ticket submission.
• Good Thru: Date and time this ticket expires. 14 calendar days from date and time of ticket submission.
• Update By: Date and time by which an excavator must process an update ticket in order to continue excavation without interruption.

• State: Always in the state of Utah.
• Cnty: County where excavation occurs.
• Place: City or recognized place name of where excavation will occur.

• SUBDIVISION: Subdivision, apartment complex, business name, etc.
• LOT: The lot, apartment, unit or building number in the subdivision.

• ADDRESS: House or building number of the property. Address may appear as a range if it encompasses multiple lots in a row.
• STREET: Numeric or alpha named street that the address is located on.
• CROSS1: Intersecting road of excavation if address field is blank.
• CROSS2: Ending point of where excavation ends along the road listed in street field if dig extends beyond the intersection.
• SIDE OF ST: Street side of excavation. Will display as N for North, S for South, E for East, W for West or B for Both Sides.
• SIDE OF LOT: Side of lot or property to be located. Will display as Entire, front, rear, north, south, east, west or a combination.
• DIGGING IN RD: Indicates road excavation. Will display with an N for No or Y for yes.
• SVC SIDE OF ST: Indicates the part of road to be located. This field will display a description of what part of the road to mark.
  Description may include short for half of road, long for full width of road, entire intersection or corner of the intersection. Field may also say SEE LOCATE FIELD, which will refer to specific marking instructions.
• DEPTH: Not Applicable
• LOCATION: Will display the marking information if fields above are blank or additional marking instructions that may include road excavation instructions. If a coordinate is given for a named street it will be populated into this field.

• REMARKS: May display additional information, such as directions to the dig site or other information for locators.

• GRIDS: Grid(s) display fifteen-second, latitude longitude coordinates that reference the dig site.  Dig area of excavation is chosen by the customer service representative or remote access ticket entry user.  The grids and/or polygon reference the member selected notification area to determine which members should receive the ticket.

• P&D: Not Applicable
• WORK TYPE: Type of work or reason for excavation described by the caller.
• DONE FOR: Person or company in which the work is being done for.
• UG/OH/BOTH: Defaults to U for Underground
• EXPL/BLAST: Displays N for No or Y for yes if explosive or blasting materials will be used at the dig site.
• BORING: Displays U for Unknown, N for No or Y for yes if trenchless equipment will be used at the dig site.
• RAILROAD: Not Applicable
• EMERGENCY: Indicates if the ticket is an emergency with a Y for yes or N for no.
• MEET: Indicates if the ticket is a meet request. If a Y is selected the meet date and time will be displayed following the Legal date of row 4.  (Meet date: 06/08/07 9:00) Meets are scheduled for 9:00AM, 10:00AM, 11:00AM, 1:00PM or 2:00PM. Meets may be requested by the caller if the area is restricted, a large area or difficult to describe.  Meets are setup for two working days from the day of the call, the legal date is not valid until 2 working days from the time of the meet and will expire 14 days calendar days from the date and time of the call. (Legal Date: 06/12/07 9:00AM)

• COMPANY: Name of the company, home owner or excavator that contacted Blue Stakes.
• PHONE: Primary contact number for the company/caller.
• CO ADDR: Mailing address for the caller.
• CITY: City of the caller’s mailing address.
• STATE: State of the caller’s mailing address.
• ZIP: Zip code for thecaller’s mailing address.
• CALLER: Name of the person calling in the ticket request.
• PHONE: Contact number for the person calling. EXT: Extension number if applicable
• TYPE: E for Excavator/Company or O for Other
• CONTACT: Job site field contact name, if different from the caller.
• PHONE: Contact phone number for field contact. EXT: Extension number if applicable
• BEST TIME: Not Applicable
• FAX: Displays the callers fax number.
• EMAIL: Displays the callers email address.

• MEMBERS: Member utility owners that were sent a copy of this ticket to notify them of the excavation request.

• View map at:  Links the member to a map of the selected dig area. (Email tickets only)

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Last Updated on 06/26/08
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