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PG&E outlines 16 miles of undergrounding, traffic impacts in Plumas County for 2025 work
Summary
PG&E told the Plumas County Board of Supervisors on April 15 that it plans 16 miles of underground electrical distribution work in 2025, including sections tied to the Dixie Fire rebuild and wildfire-safety programs; some work will affect Highway 70 and Highway 89 and include temporary traffic controls and laydown yards.
PG&E representatives told the Plumas County Board of Supervisors on April 15 that the utility has 16 miles of undergrounding work scoped for Plumas County in 2025, divided between Dixie Fire rebuild projects and a wildfire-safety mitigation program.
Bridal Narayan, PG&E government affairs representative for Plumas County, said the company completed about 49 miles of undergrounding work in 2024 — most of it tied to Dixie Fire rebuild projects — and is planning further work in Canyon Dam, Greenville, Paxton, Caribou and Tobin. Narayan said 8 miles of the 16 planned miles are part of the Dixie Fire rebuild program and 8 miles are wildfire-safety work.
Why it matters: undergrounding is one of PG&E’s main wildfire-mitigation tools because buried lines are less likely…
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