Power line work to impact Pioneer Trail traffic

Expect traffic delays on Pioneer Trail on the South Shore as overhead lines are put underground.

Approximately 5,800 feet of power lines from Liberty Utilities as well as communication lines owned by AT&T and Charter Communications are being relocated underground along Pioneer Trail from Black Bart Court to south of Golden Bear Trail. The work is expected to continue through mid-October, and will be completed next year.

The California Public Utilities Commission requires an electric utility to provide undergrounding allocations each year for converting overhead power lines to underground power lines. Eligible areas eliminate unusually heavy concentrations of overhead lines, involve a street or road with a high volume of public traffic, benefit a civic or public recreation area or area of unusual scenic interest or are listed as an arterial street or major collector.