SDG&E Work to Impact Local Traffic

Motorists should watch for traffic cones along Magnolia and Woodside avenues as a result of trenching and other work being performed by SDG&E and its contractors.

Affected areas will be:

·         Magnolia Avenue from Mast Blvd. to Mission Gorge Road

·         Woodside Avenue from Magnolia to State Route 67.

Some of the work will occur in the evening and early morning hours.  SDG&E officials say they will notify adjacent residents and businesses of the potential impact.

SDG&E is doing the work to accommodate the expansion of the Las Colinas Women’s Detention Facility and  “ to provide more electric capacity to the area in an effort to insure that current and future customers continue to have reliable electric service,” the company said.

Work will start in May and is expected to be complete by mid-September

Questions or feedback can be directed to SDG&E’s Public Affairs Manager Don Parent at

 DParent@semprautilities.com

 

 

Power Line Upgrade to Impact Traffic Flow in Santee

Motorists will have to be cautious along Magnolia Avenue and Mast Boulevard for the next several months because of major construction projects by San Diego Gas & Electric.

On Dec. 10, crews began installation of a new circuit that will require 900 feet of trenching between on Mast Boulevard between Magnolia Avenue and Cuyamaca Street. The project will be finished in early April.

The new circuit is needed to accommodate the expansion of the Las Colinas Women's Detention Facility  and other growth in the Santee area.

Later this year, perhaps in late spring, SDG&E crews will be replacing wood and steel poles with galvanized steel and concrete poles and overhead conductors along Magnolia Avenue.

The pole replacement is part of a major transmission line upgrade spanning 11 miles that link the utility’s three electrical substations at Sycamore Canyon, Carlton Hills and Mast Boulevard near Magnolia Avenue.

The project is expected to take 10 months to complete and will require lane closures and caution cones to be placed along Magnolia Avenue and Mast Boulevard. No road closures are expected.


Click on the link below to read the full text of SDG&E documents describing the project, which is pending approval before the California Public Utilities Commission.
http://regarchive.sdge.com/tm2/pdf/2433-E.pdf