Underground System to Replace Utility Poles
Dozens of utility poles with power lines that fell onto the gymnasium of South Pasadena Middle School in a windstorm last winter will be replaced by underground wires in the next few years.
The South Pasadena City Council on Wednesday night unanimously approved a plan to establish an underground utility district. The plans call for the Edison Co. to place the power lines below ground in a right-of-way behind the school.
After the windstorm, many of the broken poles were replaced by temporary poles, city officials said. Edison officials told the council that they hope to replace those poles in 1999 with an underground line.
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