Grade level utilities enclosure having tapered walls and bracket

A grade level utility enclosure for underground utilities connections, comprising:

• a tapered wall structure extending continuously around an open interior region within the tapered wall structure, the wall structure made of a molded polymeric material;
• the tapered wall structure having a rim extending around a top opening to the interior of the enclosure and a bottom edge on which the enclosure is supported;
• a removable lid adapted for mounting on the rim over the top opening in the grade level enclosure;
• the tapered wall structure including a first wall panel section having a vertical surface facing the open interior region and a second wall panel section having a vertical surface facing the open interior region, the first wall panel section panel is smaller in circumference than the second wall panel section and the first wall panel section is connected to the second wall panel section by a horizontal shoulder section;
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• an upright rigid support bar adapted for use as a cable rack having a first end positioned in a first pocket located in the rim and a second end positioned in a second pocket located in a bracket positioned on an inside surface of the second wall panel section.