unWired Broadband Street Cut Repairs
Summary
Council members are hearing complaints about Unwired's street patching — poor repairs and leftover trash. Staff says the contractor is keeping rehab crews in place and every complaint has been fixed same-day, with full completion targeted for late winter.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents will get affordable high-speed internet options; the city is also negotiating dark fiber access with the company.
Residents get broadband infrastructure once the patching and rehab work is finished and inspected.
Residents along construction routes are dealing with temporary patches, uneven pavement, and construction debris in the meantime.
Mentions & discussions (7)
City Council - Oct 6, 2026
Council Member Raya reported constituents complaining about worn-out sidewalk patches and a near-fall on lifted concrete; staff said Unwired is working ahead of the slurry seal project and asked residents to report bad spots directly to public works.
City Council - Aug 18, 2026
Councilmember Reyna documented dozens of deteriorating potholes left by unWired's fiber work, some of the worst ones unmarked by the company's surveyor. The company has begun patchwork repairs and will provide a comprehensive repair list, with the city tracking sites in its own system.
City Council - Aug 4, 2026
Reyna walked several blocks and found unacceptable trip hazards from utility cuts; he pressed for immediate permanent repairs rather than waiting for the contractor.
City Council - Jul 21, 2026
Reyna complained that Unwired's temporary asphalt patches are sinking and creating trip hazards weeks after work in his district. Staff said they've mapped every outstanding location for Unwired's new crew and asked them to finish permanent repairs before new work.
City Council - Jul 7, 2026
Council members pressed for updates: conduit is laid in some neighborhoods but no cable pulled yet, and temporary asphalt patches haven't been replaced with concrete. City says only repair work is happening; a summer update on the next phase is coming.
City Council - Apr 7, 2026
Half of Wasco can already sign up for high-speed fiber internet, with 2,728 passings lit and the rest weeks away once a Caltrans permit clears. Council members pressed the company on contractor damage to yards and temporary street patching.
City Council - Jan 20, 2026
Council members are hearing complaints about Unwired's street patching — poor repairs and leftover trash. Staff says the contractor is keeping rehab crews in place and every complaint has been fixed same-day, with full completion targeted for late winter.
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