AT&T Yolo 1 (T-17907) Last Mile Infrastructure Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026050085
Public Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
AT&T Yolo 1 (T-17907) Last Mile Infrastructure Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/4/2026
Document Description
The Yolo 1 Project is composed of approximately 10 sections located in the City of Woodland in Yolo County. The City of Woodland and surrounding areas are largely rural with residential and commercial locations on flat terrain. The project alignment is primarily located throughout the City of Woodland and along Interstate (I)-5, I-505, State Route (SR) 16, and SR 113. I-5 and SR 16 are major connectors throughout the project alignment. The project applicant, AT&T, proposes to install approximately 94 miles of aerial or underground fiber. Aerial fiber would be placed on
existing poles, where possible, which would include lashing fiber to existing AT&T strands and attachments. Where buried (i.e., existing conduit not present) or underground (i.e., existing conduit present) fiber would be installed, directional boring, micro-trenching, and/or open trenching methods would be used.
The project includes aerial, buried and underground elements. Aerial elements include the addition of new lines to existing utility poles. Buried elements would include ground disturbance to create space for new conduits below grade. Underground elements would use existing conduits below grade and would not include ground disturbance. Project design features for biological resources and historical resources, described below, are project commitments that will be implemented as part of the project.
Contact Information
Name
Cesar Alvarado
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Job Title
Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Woodland
Counties
Yolo
Regions
Countywide
State Highways
Interstate 80 and State Route 16
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
SB 131 (2025) Statutory Exemption, PRC sec. 21080.51:
Reasons for Exemption
Under Resolution T-17907 CPUC determined that this project falls within statutory exemption under CEQA.
(a) [CEQA] does not apply to a project undertaken by any entity, including a public entity or private or nonprofit corporation, that consists of linear broadband deployment in a right-of-way, including a right-of-way of a local street or road, if the project meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The project is constructed along, or within 30-feet of, the right-of-way of any public road or highway.
(2) The project is either deployed underground where the surface area is restored to a condition existing before the project or placed aerially along an existing utility pole right-of-way.
(3) The project incorporates, as a condition of project approval, measures developed by the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Transportation, or the city, county, or city and county responsible for the right-of-way to address potential environmental impacts. At minimum, the project shall be required to include monitors during construction activities and measures to avoid or address impacts to cultural and biological resources.
(4) The project applicant agrees to comply with all conditions otherwise authorized by law, imposed by a city, county, or city and county as part of a local agency permit process, that are required to mitigate potential impacts of the proposed project, and to comply with the Keene-Nejedly California Wetlands Preservation Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 5810) of Division 5), the California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code), as applicable, other applicable state laws, and all applicable federal laws.
(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 24, Sec. 12. (SB 131) Effective June 30, 2025.