Construction Update 5-10 to 5-23

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 5/10/2020 through 5/16/2020:
  • Continued H&M pedestal and hand hole tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing (Bruin PON)  
  • Pulled 8,738 feet of fiber and installed hand holes in Bruin PON
  • Completed splicing and testing fiber in Sugarloaf PON
  • Installed 19 home drops (totals to date: 393 drops – 89 in Werkner PON, 67 in Island Lake PON, 86 in Central Office PON, 127 in Boyce PON, 19 in Sugarloaf PON and 5 in Long Lake PON).  Note: There was a miscommunication regarding PON priorities for drops.  Since Long Lake PON has already been marked by Miss Dig, the drops in Long Lake PON will be completed over the next two weeks.  Then drops will be re-started in Sugarloaf PON.  Splicing and home installations in Sugarloaf PON will be done prior to Long Lake PON.
  • Spliced 33 home drops (totals to date: 297 spliced – 89 in Werkner PON, 66 in Island Lake PON, 79 in Central Office PON and 63 in Boyce PON)
  • Completed 10 new home installations (totals to date: 211 with broadband – 87 in Werkner PON, 64 in Island Lake PON, 57 in Central Office PON and 3 in Boyce PON)
Work to be completed 5/17/2020 through 5/23/2020:
  • Continue remaining H&M pedestal and hand hole tasks not related to fiber placement or splicing 
  • Prepare to bore for Blind Lake crossing
  • Replace and splice fiber on Sugarloaf Lake Road
  • Continue to pull fiber and set hand holes in Bruin PON
  • Continue home drops in Long Lake PON
  • Finish splicing home drops in Central Office PON
  • Continue to splice home drops in Boyce PON
  • Continue home installations 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
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 96% (64) complete
(Note: Remaining 2 home installations are not ready for service)
67 Subscribers

Central Office
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations 99% (86) complete
Home Installations 66% (57) complete
87 Subscribers

Boyce
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installations complete
Home Installations 2% (3)
127 Subscribers

Sugarloaf
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installation 17% (19) complete
114 Subscribers

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

Long Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drop Installation 6% (5) complete
80 Subscribers

Wild Goose
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
45 Subscribers

Bruin
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 27% complete
52 Subscribers

Joslin
Mainline Boring complete
58 Subscribers

Ellsworth
Mainline Boring complete
90 Subscribers

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