Installation of a fiber optic cable onto existing phone poles. Project will require addition of up to 15 anchors onto the existing poles to support the additional weight of the fiber. All construction by hand or bucket truck from existing roadways.
Location
Fiber will be installed on the existing telephone poles running along the County Roadway. Project is located on a small (160 acre) NFS parcel that crosses Interstate 5 just west of Weed, California.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/11/2017
2
Decision
03/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Hunter Communications Weed Fiber Optic Line Permit | Decision Signed Date: 03/09/2018 |
| Forests | Shasta Trinity National Forest |
| Districts | Mt. Shasta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Approximately 1/3 mile W1/2E1/2 Section 4, T41N, R5W, MDBM. North of Interstate 5 west of Weed and south of Edgewood, CA. Located along paved County road. |