Hydrovac & Hydro Excavation in Novi
Novi grew 20% between 2010 and 2020, and more than a third of its homes are post-2000. It's also home to ITC Holdings, the high-voltage transmission company.
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Novi had 66,243 residents in 2020, up 20% from 2010. It's one of the newest housing markets we cover: only about 8% of homes predate 1960, and 37% were built in 2000 or later.
| Novi housing age (ACS 2020–2024 estimates) | |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1993 |
| Built before 1940 | 1% |
| Built before 1960 | 8% |
| Built 2000 or later | 37% |
New development means new, crowded utility corridors
Fast growth brings subdivisions, commercial centers, and road widenings, each adding water, sewer, gas, electric, and communications lines. Newer neighborhoods are more likely to have underground electric and cable service, so there are more shallow lines between the street and the house. Potholing before boring, fencing, or landscaping is cheap insurance against an outage.
Transmission lines and ITC
Novi is the headquarters of ITC Holdings, an independent electric transmission company that owns and operates high-voltage transmission in Michigan and other states. Work near transmission structures and corridors calls for early coordination with the owner on clearances, access, and any foundation work. Soft excavation around structure grounding and buried facilities lowers the risk.
Utilities
DTE Energy provides electric distribution service in Novi. See the MPSC natural gas service area map for gas territory.
Typical Novi-area requests
- Potholing for new development and road projects
- Crossing verification ahead of HDD for fiber and utilities
- Utility exposure near transmission corridors
- Private utility exposure at commercial and industrial sites
Sources: ITC Holdings: Locations; Census Reporter: Novi housing (ACS 2020–2024); Wikipedia: Novi, Michigan.
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