Construction Update 2-23 to 3-7

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 2/23/2020 through 2/29/2020:
  • 5 bore crews on-site (No work on February 26 or 27 due to weather.)
  • Bored 850 feet on Stofer Road (Wild Goose PON)
  • Bored 184 feet on Ellsworth Lake Road (Ellsworth PON)
  • Installed 1 pedestal in Guinan PON
  • Completed 0 new home installation (totals to date: 151 with broadband – 87 in Werkner PON, 63 in Island Lake PON, and 1 in Central Office PON (Township Hall))
  • Lyndon Township Broadband Engineer finalized Werkner, Island Lake, Central Office and Boyce PONs punchlist (remaining items) for H&M to complete
  • Lyndon Township Board reviewed and voted on sole source justification to transfer remaining splicing, cable pulling, and pedestal preparation from H&M to MEC
Work to be completed 3/1/2020 through 3/7/2020:
  • 4 to 5 bore crews on-site
  • Bore on Stofer Road (Island Lake PON) – new section added based on re-engineered drawings
  • Bore on Homewild Drive (Joslin PON)
  • Bore on Crescent Drive (Bruin PON)
  • Bore on Ellsworth Lake Road (Ellsworth PON)
  • Complete remaining boring
  • Complete installation of remaining pedestals
  • Continue to reconfigure and/or repair splicing and pedestal prep in Central Office PON
  • Home installations expected to resume in Central Office 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 complete
Home Installations 98% (87) complete
(Note: Remaining 2 home installations are not ready for service)
89 Subscribers

Island Lake
Mainline Boring complete (except for added Stofer Road section)
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 94% (63) complete
(Note: Remaining 4 home installations are either not ready for service or additional drop work needed)
67 Subscribers

Central Office
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations 93% (80) complete
Home Installations 1% (1) complete
86 Subscribers

Boyce
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
126 Subscribers

Sugarloaf
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installation 3% (3) complete
114 Subscribers

Guinan
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 49% complete
40 Subscribers

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

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

Bruin
Mainline Boring 97% complete
52 Subscribers

Joslin
Mainline Boring 92% complete
58 Subscribers

Ellsworth
Mainline Boring 98% complete
90 Subscribers

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