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Fused fiber line being pulled through a Dudley's bore beneath Paradise
Case study · Butte County · Camp Fire restoration

The Paradise
Fiber Restoration

After the Camp Fire destroyed much of Paradise’s infrastructure, the community’s fiber network was rebuilt underground — 40 miles installed beneath the ridge by directional boring.

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The project

40 miles of
underground fiber

Following the Camp Fire, AT&T committed to rebuilding its Paradise, CA network underground for greater fire resilience. Dudley’s, based an hour away in Gerber, has supported a 6-year, 40-mile underground fiber installation, directional boring through the ridge’s red clay, rock cobble, and granite.

  • Client: AT&T — carrier specifications and inspection.
  • Ground conditions: red clay, rock cobble, and granite.
  • Method: horizontal directional drilling with a Vermeer D23x30DR S3 and hard-rock tooling.
  • Setting: an active community rebuilding around the work, with driveways and traffic to manage.
Fused HDPE conduit strung along the roadside ready to pull
Fused conduit staged for installation
Dudley's crew fusion-welding fiber conduit, Camp Fire burn-scar timber behind
Butte County

Infrastructure built for fire resilience.

40 miUnderground fiber
6 yrProject duration
1 hrFrom our Gerber yard
0Overhead lines installed
Why it mattered

Restoring essential
connectivity

Reliable fiber supports the essentials of a rebuilding community — emergency alerts, insurance and recovery services, local businesses and education. Placing it underground protects that connectivity from future wildfires.

For our crews, many of whom live in the region, it has been a meaningful project to be part of.

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Restored and hydroseeded shoulder behind the bore path
Restored and hydroseeded shoulder
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Directional boring, excavation, utilities and paving across Tehama, Glenn, Butte and Shasta counties. Share your project details and our team will follow up to discuss scope and scheduling.

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