What is an “easement” or “right-of-way”?

Answer from Allo: 

The city owns small but specific portions of your property to access and maintain city utilities. We work with the city to access these areas as we build our fiber network.

A utility easement allows a utility the right to use and access a specific area of your property for constructing, operating and maintaining gas, electric, water, and sewer lines. The easement is often a permanent restriction on the property so that it transfers ownership with the home or property when sold. Having an easement gives the utility the right to use the land, but the utility does not own it.

A “right-of-way” is the surface and space above and below any real property in the city in which the city has an interest as an owner or trustee for the public for public travel including public streets, highways, avenues, roads, alleys, easements, sidewalks, tunnels, viaducts, or bridges.

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1. Why is Allo allowed to install fiber lines in Erie?
2. Why is new service beginning near Flatiron Meadow and Rex Ranch?
3. What is a "fiber hut"?
4. Why does the Erie community need another internet, TV, and phone provider?
5. What is an “easement” or “right-of-way”?
6. How do I find the easement in my yard?
7. How will I be contacted regarding the start of construction?
8. How long does construction take?
9. Will I receive notice before locate flags or markings are placed?
10. There are flags and people in my yard, what are they doing?
11. How long will the flags or markings be in place?
12. How deep will you have to dig to bury the fiber line?
13. There’s a cable in my yard or draped over my fence, what is it?
14. How large is the conduit that contains the fiber optic cable?
15. There is a hole in my yard with a fence around it – what is that?
16. Why is there a pedestal in my yard and not my neighbor's yard?
17. Do I need to mark my sprinklers to avoid damage?