There is a need for a more dependable wireless network throughout the broadcast corridor provided by the communication site at Skibowl. This project would install approximately 1.3 miles of underground fiber optic within an existing utility corridor.
Location
The underground line would run along the existing powerline corridor to the Upper Bowl chairlift at Skibowl and then along the maintenance road to existing communication site.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/13/2025
2
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | Mt. Hood National Forest |
| Districts | Zigzag Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 23, 24, and 26; T3N, R8E |