In an
attempt to replace three miles of an old gas line and hopefully prevent another
catastrophic explosion like the one in San Bruno PG&E has filed three separate
lawsuits against the cities of Menlo Park, Redwood City and Woodside so that they would be able to access real estate owned by both public entities and private owners. The line at issue, “Line #109,” was installed
in the 1930's and has been ordered replaced by the California Public Utilities
Commission.
Because
significant real estate development has occurred over sections of the old pipe line over
the last eighty plus years the State of California statutorily has granted PG&E the right to exercise the power of
eminent domain. PG&E states in its
lawsuit that it has made fair-market value offers to the property owners but
has received limited response and must proceed with expediency.
The locations
of the proposed replacement are sections of real estate near Interstate I-280 north of Sand Hill Road,
near Woodside Road to Farm Hill Boulevard, and near Eden Bower Lane to
Wilmington Way. Sections of Sharon Heights
Golf and Country Club are also affected by the easement PG&E is requesting.
The proposed
replacement pipeline is a 24” high quality steel gas line with automated valves
that can be operated remotely. This
hi-tech gas line will also be equipped with internal monitoring and inspection
tools/gauges.
Assuming
PG&E is successful in their lawsuits seeking easements to install the new
gas line the existing property owners will be able to use and access their
property, but will not be allowed to construct and structures, plant trees, or
do anything that would disrupt the operation of the gas line.
SHELLY ROBERSON
Alain Pinel Realtors, Palo Alto, CA
23+ Years Experience - 600+ Closed Transactions
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