Officials, operators flag safety concerns about exposed fiber conduit
Sep 29, 2026
Supervisors and county staff raised safety concerns after contractors left fiber‑optic conduit exposed; staff said crews began burying cable and asked contractors to clip conduits to avoid hazards to equipment and traffic.
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Board members and county staff discussed recent fiber‑optic work that left conduit exposed along county roads. Operators raised safety concerns about conduit sticking up from the ground; the county engineer said crews should clip or bury the conduit and that operators had reported potential interference with equipment and travel hazards. "I told him to please check that," the county engineer said when describing his instruction to the contractor.
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