Underground utility locating in Boucherville, from Vieux-Boucherville to the Edison and Lavoisier parks

A 17th-century core and a vast business park

Pierre Boucher settled on his seigneury in 1667, and Vieux-Boucherville retains a tight grid layout, with some streets dating back to the 17th century (1). The area was designated by the municipality in 1989 and has held the status of a cited heritage site since the Cultural Heritage Act came into force in 2012 (1). It includes the Sainte-Famille church, built in 1801 and 1802, and houses set close to the street (1). In Boucherville, all renovation work on a heritage building must be submitted to the Comité consultatif d'urbanisme (planning advisory committee) (3).

At the other end of the spectrum, the industrial park covers about 7 km² and brings together 664 businesses, mainly split between the Edison park (348 businesses) and the Lavoisier park (167 businesses) (2). It runs along Highway 20, with access to Route 132 (2).

In the historic core, a short setback leaves little room between the façade and the street for service connections. In the industrial park, site utilities (power to secondary buildings, yard lighting, drains, water lines) run under slabs and paved areas that may have been expanded since the original plans.

What we locate in Boucherville

• Water service lines and drains of an older home, when a renovation affects the foundations or the yard
• Electrical cables to a garage, a shed or outdoor lighting on a small lot
• Private utilities in an industrial yard before adding a loading dock, a fence or a post
• Rebar, sleeves and conduits embedded in a warehouse slab before core drilling or saw cutting
• An old buried tank on a residential or commercial lot before a sale or work

Preparing a survey for your area

Info-Excavation covers public utilities up to the property line. Everything on your side requires private locating. In Vieux-Boucherville, if your project affects a heritage building, ask the City about the approval process before setting the excavation date. For an industrial site, gather the available plans and tell us the planned work areas.

Our services in Boucherville

Before you dig in Boucherville

• Info-Excavation request for public utilities up to the property line.
• Private locating for on-site services: power to the pool or shed, water service line, drain, irrigation.
• Municipal permit to check with the City for work affecting public property.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a private survey if Info-Excavation has already been on my property? Yes, in most cases. Info-Excavation forwards your request to the owners of public utilities, who mark their installations up to the property line. The pipes and cables that belong to you, between that line and your buildings, are not covered. That is the portion we locate and mark, with a PDF report delivered within 24 hours.

Can you work inside a warehouse in the industrial park? Yes. Before drilling, coring or saw cutting a slab, concrete scanning with ground penetrating radar finds the rebar, electrical sleeves and conduits embedded in it. We mark the areas to avoid directly on the surface, then deliver a PDF report. Tell us the area to scan and any access constraints so we can reply within 24 to 48 business hours.

Verifiable references

1. Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec, "Site patrimonial du Vieux-Boucherville"
2. City of Boucherville, "Parc industriel"
3. City of Boucherville, "Rénover un bâtiment patrimonial"