Trenching near the Washoe Tribe Judicial Building in Carson City, NV

http://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=BpdvYX_Yzp0&ns=1

An archaeologist watches trenching taking place on Washoe Land.

Construction continues on route 395 near Mammoth Lakes, CA. Check out the video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKINfR6Vm9M

Bore machines are at work.

Contractors with Praxis, the company building the Digital 395 project, started work  installing fiber-optic cables that could provide residents with improved Internet capabilities, on Bishop streets Thursday, April 4, and are scheduled to complete their work in town in the next few weeks. Until the project is complete, residents can expect some traffic delays on city streets.

Kleven Construction is Praxis’s subcontractor for installing the backbone conduit and anchor connections in Ridgecrest, setting up the major line down China Lake Boulevard and to public institutions like the schools, City Hall and Ridgecrest Regional Hospital.

The last of Digital 395′s Group Segments have been approved. This completes the programmatic agreement for all but three areas not yet released in Mono County. This means that construction can proceed in the remaining areas that have been awaiting approval. Very exciting news.

Construction work by the Digital 395 crew in Ridgecrest, CA:

The Digital 395 project in conjunction with the Bureau of Indian Affairs has gained approval to construct from all 7 tribe throughout the 583 mile route. This is a great achievement for all involved.

Despite extremely cold conditions averaging 7 below with additional chill factor and snow on the ground, the Digital 395 cable placement crew found a way to get cable in the ground.

All historical and cultural preservation permits have been issued between the towns of Bishop and independence which allows Digital 395 to proceed with construction. All that is pending are local permits from CalTrans and the county.

Digital 395 expects the next batch of permits to be released by the middle of February.