Issue a Right of Entry Permit to Verizon for Fiberoptic Conduit Repair Project

The California Department of Parks and Recreation is issuing a Right of Entry permit to Verizon for a fiberoptic conduit repair project located in the sandspit beach parking lot at Montana de Oro State Park in San Luis Obispo County. The project involves the repair and replacement of an existing articulated steel conduit that connects a horizontal directionally drilled pipe to a Verizon manhole. This work is expected to be completed within 14 days, during which the construction zone must be fenced off from the public. The project is categorized as exempt under Sections 15301 and 15304 due to the minor nature of the utility repairs and land alterations. The technical scope of work includes locating utilities via potholing, saw cutting asphalt, and using steel beams to create a secured access point measuring 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. Excavation will be performed by machinery, though hand digging is required within 5 feet of any working fiber. The contractor will remove the old steel pipe, seal the HDD pipe, and install a 1.4-inch inside diameter schedule 40 PVC conduit at a depth of 4 feet. Following installation, soils will be backfilled in 6-inch lifts and the access point will be covered with a flush-mounted steel plate. Final restoration of the site with asphalt will occur once future cables are installed and the steel plate is removed. Doug G. Barker, the District Environmental Coordinator, serves as the primary point of contact.