03-Mar-2026
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Infrastructure coordination services

Emergency diggingies

  • Electronic only
  • Not instant

Incoming Requests

An electronic service available on the Balady platform that allows users to view excavation coordination requests and track their status without the need to visit the authority.
  • Electronic only
  • Not instant

Request for Issuance of a Previously Coordinated Excavation Permit

An advanced electronic service available on the Balady platform that proactively issues excavation permits for previously coordinated excavation sites as described in the user guide. This service is provided to utility entities across the Kingdom, such as telecommunications, electricity, and water companies. It allows their representatives within project coordination offices to apply for a permit for a previously coordinated excavation (with a prior coordination report) to deliver public utility services, without the need to visit the authority.
Once the multiple excavation coordination request is completed, the request for issuing a pre-coordinated excavation permit will be generated automatically.
  • Electronic only
  • Not instant
  • There is a fee

Request for Issuance of a New Excavation Permit

An electronic service available on the Balady platform, provided to utility entities across the Kingdom, such as telecommunications, electricity, and water companies. It allows their representatives within project coordination offices to apply for an excavation permit within city limits to coordinate with other entities before excavation and to provide public utility services without the need to visit the authority.
  • Electronic only
  • Not instant
  • There is a fee

Request for Multiple Excavation Coordination

An electronic service provided on the Balady platform, available to service providers across the Kingdom, including telecommunications, electricity, and water companies. It allows their representatives within project coordination offices to submit a request for coordinating multiple excavation projects within urban areas. This coordination ensures alignment with other entities before issuing excavation permits (pre-coordinated excavation permits) without the need to visit the authority.
Once a multiple excavation coordination request is completed, a request for a previously coordinated excavation permit will be issued automatically.
  • Electronic only
  • Not instant

Future Project Coordination Request

An electronic service available on the Balady platform, designed for service providers across the Kingdom, such as telecommunications, electricity, and water companies. It allows their representatives within project coordination offices to submit a request for coordinating a future project that includes multiple excavation sites. The request must specify the exact excavation paths and undergoes a lengthy coordination and approval process to ensure full alignment among all relevant entities. The outcome is a certified coordination report, facilitating the later issuance of Previously Coordinated Excavation Permits without the need to visit the authority.
  • Electronic only
  • Not instant

Building Connection Excavation Permit Request

An electronic service available on the Balady platform, designed for service providers across the Kingdom, such as telecommunications, electricity, and water companies. It allows their representatives within project coordination offices to submit a request for a new type of excavation permit (Building Connection Excavation Permit). The request undergoes a rapid coordination and approval process, after which the permit is issued, excavation work is executed, and the excavation is closed, without the need to visit the authority.
  • Electronic only
  • Not instant

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