What is involved in utility undergrounding?
All existing overhead utilities such as electric, cable television and telephone poles and wires are removed and the wires are placed in underground conduit. In the public right-of-way, this involves trenching, laying conduit lines in the trenches, installing new utility vaults, backfilling, repaving the street and removing the overhead poles and wires. Property owners are responsible for the “private conversion” portion of the project.
