EL DORADO COUNTY MIDDLE MILE FIBER PROJECT (EDA GRANT)
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) is
considering a request for Federal assistance from County of El Dorado to construct the El
Dorado County Middle-Mile Fiber Project in the communities of Cool, Garden Valley, and
Georgetown, in El Dorado County, CA. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), EDA is conducting an assessment
of the potential of the proposed project to affect the environment and/or historic properties.
The El Dorado County Middle-Mile Fiber Project will install middle-mile fiber optic
infrastructure within the three project areas of Cool, Garden Valley and Georgetown. The
entirety of the project will be built within the typical roadway cross-section within the County’s
or Caltrans’ public right-of-way. The fiber optic routes are of utmost need to address the lack of
connectivity for Internet and broadband access, as well as cell phone coverage, in the proposed
project areas.
The proposed project will be located within the three community areas of Cool, Garden Valley,
and Georgetown. See Below:
EL DORADO COUNTY BROADBAND RESOURCES
EL DORADO COUNTY BROADBAND HOMEPAGE
COOL SOILS MAP
GEORGETOWN SOILS MAP
GARDEN VALLEY SOILS MAP