Construction Update 12-15 to 12-28

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 12/15 through 12/21:
  • 6 bore crews on-site plus one fiber pulling crew and one splicing crew
  • Bored 1,324 feet on Waterloo Road (Sugarloaf PON)
  • Bored 987 feet on Maple Road (Sugarloaf PON)
  • Bored 270 feet on Sugarloaf Lake Road (Guinan PON)
  • Bored 776 feet on Stofer Road (Wild Goose PON)
  • Bored 3,156 feet on Hadley Road (Bruin PON)
  • Bored 616 feet on Goodband Road (Bruin PON)
  • Bored 2,367 feet on Crescent Drive (Bruin PON)
  • Installed 2 pedestals in Sugarloaf PON
  • Pulled 11,550 feet of fiber in Sugarloaf PON
  • Spliced fiber in Boyce and Sugarloaf PONs
  • Released Central Office PON to MEC
  • 0 new drops this week (totals to-date: 305 total drops – 84 in Werkner PON, 66 in Island Lake PON, 77 in Central Office PON and 78 in Boyce PON)
  • Spliced 1 jobs (totals to-date: 148 spliced – 84 in Werkner PON, 64 in Island Lake PON and 1 in Central Office PON)
  • 9 new home installations (totals to date: 132 with broadband – 79 in Werkner PON, 52 in Island Lake PON, and 1 in Central Office PON (Township Hall))
Work to be completed 12/22 through 12/28:
  • 4 to 7 bore crews on-site plus one fiber pull crew and one splicing crew (Note: no work on 12/25 and half day on 12/24)
  • Bore on Waterloo Road (Sugarloaf PON)
  • Bore on Sugarloaf Lake Road (Sugarloaf PON)
  • Bore on Watt Road (Wild Goose PON)
  • Bore on Crescent Drive (Bruin PON)
  • Bore on Hadley Road (Bruin PON)
  • Continue drops in Boyce PON (Note: With this week’s thaw, drops were able to be restarted.  Drops will continue until the ground refreezes.)
  • Continue to pull fiber in Sugarloaf PON and splice fiber in Boyce PON
There are four basic phases of work in bringing internet service to your home:
  • Mainline Boring
  • Mainline Fiber Installation
  • Drop Installation (bringing fiber cable from the road to the side of each home)
  • Home Installation (bringing fiber into you home and attaching to network router)

Here is the current status for zones or PONS that are in progress.

Werkner
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations 96% (84) complete
Home Installations 90% (79) complete
88 (up from 84) Subscribers

Island Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations 94% (66) complete
Home Installations 74% (52) complete
70 (up from 68) Subscribers

Central Office
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations 88% (77) complete
Home Installations 1% (1) complete
88 (up from 79) Subscribers

Boyce
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 99% complete
Drop Installations 63% (78) complete
123 Subscribers

Sugarloaf
Mainline Boring 98% complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 72% complete
114 Subscribers

Guinan
Mainline Boring 72% complete
40 Subscribers  

Long Lake
Mainline Boring 96% complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 64% complete
80 Subscribers

Wild Goose
Mainline Boring 75% complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 24% complete
45 Subscribers

Bruin
Mainline Boring 32% complete
52 Subscribers

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