Bend Broadband proposes to install fiber optic cable within the same ditch that will hold the City of Bend's proposed new waterline. A 2" conduit will be placed in the ditch during construction of the waterline. The project length is about 10 miles
Location
Trench will run along FSR 4606, the south side of Skyliner Rd., north wide of FSR 4603; west of Bend, Oregon.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/23/2012
2
Comment Period
08/28/2012
3
Decision
11/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
03/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Bend Cable Underground Fiber Optic Line Installation | Decision Signed Date: 11/04/2013 Legal Notice Date: 11/12/2013 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T. 18 S., R. 11 E., Sections 3-8; T. 18 S., R. 10 E., Sections 1, 2, 7-11, WM |