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Mesa Substation Project
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– 66 kV subtransmission – removing approximately 65 existing overhead structures and installing approximately 25 new
overhead structures, 26,600 linear feet of underground duct and 15 underground vaults
– 16 kV distribution – constructing new underground ducts to connect with existing underground facilities and installing – Tower replacement – replacing an existing tower with a taller lattice steel tower within the SCE right-of-way north of Corvette St. between Tubeway
new station light and power supplies Ave. and Saybrook Ave. in the City of Commerce
– Water line – relocating an existing Metropolitan Water District water line that runs through the middle of the proposed – Underground conversion – converting an existing overhead streetlight line to underground along Loveland St. between Darwell Ave. and Toler Ave.
Mesa Substation further west on the site and increasing the 72-inch diameter line to 84 inches in diameter in the City of Bell Gardens
• Work required in other locations: – Telecommunications:
– Temporary electric supply – potentially installing one tubular steel pole and replacing two spans of wire at the Goodrich ~ Rerouting an existing fiber optic line to clear the Mesa Substation construction area, predominantly on existing poles or in existing underground ducts
Substation (I-210 freeway and E. Foothill Blvd. in Pasadena) to temporarily provide a second line of 220 kV service to the ~ Installing two new telecommunications lines into Mesa Substation, predominantly on existing poles or in existing underground ducts
City of Pasadena during a required outage on an existing line serving the City
~ Rerouting existing telecommunications inside the perimeter fence lines of Vincent (Palmdale), Pardee (Santa Clarita), and Walnut (La Puente)
– 220 kV upgrades at existing substations – replacing or upgrading various 220 kV equipment in the Laguna Bell Substation substations
in the City of Commerce and in the Lighthipe Substation in the City of Long Beach and inside existing equipment

Minimizing Construction Impacts

buildings at 11 other satellite substations
– 66 kV upgrades at existing substations – upgrading various 66kV equipment inside existing equipment buildings at
18 satellite substations SCE is committed to working with local communities and informing residents and businesses in the project area to minimize the impacts of the project from
construction. No customer outages are expected related to this project. If an outage is unavoidable, SCE will make every effort to minimize the impact. SCE
appreciates your patience as we move to complete construction as quickly and safely as possible.