Ventura 1 - Frontier Project

Frontier proposes fiber-optic installation to provide improved broadband connectivity within the cities of Santa Paula and Ojai, in Ventura County, California. The proposed route begins just north of the City of Santa Paula and extends generally along State Route 150 (SR-150) to the City of Ojai. The current design follows existing utility pathways (i.e., where communications and/or other utility infrastructure is currently present) and proposes to install fiber using a combination of existing infrastructure including aerial installations (i.e., overlashing) and underground conduit installation. As currently designed, the route is primarily aerial, and no new overhead utility structures are proposed, although Frontier expects to underground some facilities. Given the nature of infrastructure projects, the mix of aerial vs. underground installation methods is subject to change up to and including through construction. Where underground installation is required, Frontier intends to utilize localized hand trenching and very limited horizontal directional drilling (HDD). Frontier expects new infrastructure to be installed within existing rights-of-way (ROW) and authorized utility easements in areas where previous ground-disturbance activities have occurred. Where ground disturbing activities are planned, they are expected to include placing conduit, installing handholes, and minor surface restoration. Frontier intends to use existing access routes to minimize disturbance and to limit work areas to graded road shoulders and other reasonably adjacent disturbed surfaces, to the extent practicable, to minimize new ground disturbance