Construction update 4-26 to 5-9

Areas referenced below can be located on this map

Work completed 4/26/2020 through 5/2/2020:
  • Continued H&M pedestal and hand hole tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing (Bruin PON)
  • Completed reconfiguring and/or repairing splicing and pedestal prep in Boyce PON
  • Completed testing in Boyce PON
  • Completed mainline fiber installation in Long Lake PON.
  • Pulled fiber in Wild Goose PON
  • Spliced 29 home drops in CO PON east of M-52 (totals to date: 234 spliced – 89 in Werkner PON, 66 in Island Lake PON and 79 in Central Office PON)
  • Completed 0 new home self-installations on Roepke Road and South Lake Road in Central Office PON (totals to date: 189 with broadband – 87 in Werkner PON, 63 in Island Lake PON and 39 in Central Office PON)
Work to be completed 5/3/2020 through 5/9/2020:
  • Continue H&M pedestal and hand hole tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing (Bruin, Joslin and Ellsworth PONs)
  • Finish pulling fiber in Wild Goose PON
  • Begin to reconfigure and/or repair splicing and pedestal prep in Sugarloaf PON
  • Complete remaining home drops on South Lake Drive (Central Office PON)
  • Begin home drops in Sugarloaf PON
  • Begin to splice home drops in Boyce PON
  • Conduct major re-splice in Central Office PON cabinet (Note: Planned maintenance outage for some customers on May 6.)
  • Work with home owners on viable home self-installations (Note: MEC to re-start home installations on May 11.)
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
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 92% (79) complete
Home Installations 45% (39) complete
86 Subscribers

Boyce
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
127 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 100% complete
80 Subscribers

Wild Goose
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
45 Subscribers

Bruin
Mainline Boring complete
52 Subscribers

Joslin
Mainline Boring complete
58 Subscribers

Ellsworth
Mainline Boring complete
90 Subscribers

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