MISSION STREET PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION VS

MISSION STREET (ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANTA CRUZ) IS GOING UNDERGROUND....ELECTRICALLY THAT IS. PHONE, CABLE, AND ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE BEING BURIED, AND SHOULD CUT DOWN ON POWER OUTAGES DUE TO STORMS IN THE FUTURE. POLES THAT CARRIED THE WIRES FOR DECADES, ARE ALSO BEING REMOVED. THE NEW NEATER LOOK (IN ADDITION TO STREET WIDENING), IS THE RESULT OF A 4 YEAR PROJECT WHICH COST $12 MILLION, PARTLY FUNDED BY PG&E.