Caltrans Encroachment Permit 02-26-X-XX-0234 for the Frontier Project 5338934

Frontier Communication proposes the installation of approximately 5,016 linear feet of fiber optic cable via horizontal directional drilling (HDD) inside Caltrans’ right of way (ROW) along State Route 44 in Shasta County near the communities of Palo Cedro and Millville. The proposed project aims to expand the existing copper plant with a more reliable fiber optic network. The project begins at an existing utility pull box east of the intersection of State Route 44 and Millville Plains Road at Post Mile R10.956 near 40.535091, -122.170859. The project will then progress east in conduit for approximately 4,123 linear feet, crossing the highway underground once at PM R11.499. This portion of conduit terminates at an existing utility pole near 40.534995, -122.158100 at post mile 11.739. As the project continues east, there is an additional stretch of approximately 893 linear feet of conduit and cable placement at PM R11.928 starting from existing utility pole near 40.534799, -122.154645 and terminating at an existing utility pole near 40.534764, -122.151436 at post mile 12.104. Construction within Caltrans’ ROW will be staged from the shoulder and may require the closure of a shoulder as construction progresses. Equipment to be used for the construction of the cable includes a bucket truck, a backhoe, a HDD machine, vacuum truck, trucks equipped with cable reels, a truck and trailer for cable placement and splicing, and a shovel. Soil disturbance is anticipated at approximately five (5) proposed bore pit / handhole combos, and seven (7) bore pits / dig pits. The total soil disturbance is approximately 1200 square feet or approximately 0.03 acres.