District 9 Middle-Mile Broadband Network
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022120233
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 9
(DOT)
Document Title
District 9 Middle-Mile Broadband Network
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/12/2022
Document Description
This project would include the installation of approximately 700 miles of broadband infrastructure in Inyo and Mono counties as well as eastern Kern County. This project will support a middle-mile network as part of a statewide commitment to deliver 10,000 miles of broadband infrastructure within the State Highway System (SHS).
Work will include the installation of subsurface Broadband conduit and fiber as well as the installation of underground vaults approximately every 2,500 feet.
All work will take place within 30-feet of Caltrans rights-of-way. The areas of project impact in most areas will be limited to the existing paved surfaces, disturbed shoulders, and maintained Caltrans right-of-way.
CEQA Statutory Exemption included.
Contact Information
Name
BryAnna Vaughan
Agency Name
CalTrans
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist - LW
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Bishop, Mammoth Lakes, Tehachapi
Counties
Inyo, Kern, Mono
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Throughout Caltrans District 9
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 21080[b]; 14 CCR 15260 et seq.
Reasons for Exemption
This project is exempt through statutory exemption, code 21080.51.