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Construction Update 5-26 to 6-8

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 5/26 through 6/1:
  • 5 crews on-site (Tuesday through Friday)
  • Bored 335 feet on Mester Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bored 1,025 feet on Mester Road (Island Lake PON)
  • Bored 1,235 feet on Lindley Road (Island Lake PON)
  • Bored 1,806 feet on Roe Road (Central Office PON)
  • Bored 1,735 feet on Coopersfield Road (Boyce PON)
  • Installed 1 pedestal in Boyce PON
  • Continued to pull fiber through the installed conduit – a total of 25,758 feet of fiber has been pulled
  • Completed drops at five homes on Werkner Road for upcoming beta testing
  • Lyndon Township Hall activated with broadband service
  • Received final easement for DNR permit
Work to be completed 6/2 through 6/8:
  • 6 to 7 crews on-site
  • Bore on Lindley Road (Island Lake PON)
  • Bore on Stofer Road (Island Lake PON)
  • Bore on Island Lake Drive (Island Lake PON)
  • Bore on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
  • Bore on Cooper Ridge Drive / Waterloo Road Connector (Werkner PON)
  • Bore on Mester Road (Werkner PON)
  • Work on Wildflower Ridge (Werkner PON)
  • Bore on Roe Road (Central Office PON
  • Continue to pull fiber through installed conduit
  • Record DNR easement to finish last permit

Broadband service activated at Township Hall

Fiber optic cable has been pulled to the township hall  and the broadband service has been activated. Planning is currently underway to make WiFi  available for public use at the township hall. 

 Additionally, a number of residential beta testers have been identified in the  Werkner zone.  Drops to their homes have been started and all the underground work for these drops will be finished within a few days.   Once the fiber connection to their home is completed, the broadband service will be activated for these residents.  
 
 Beta testing will be conducted to verify system integrity .  Once completed,  wide scale deployment  to the  homes in the Werkner zone will  begin. 

“Cutting the Cord”

Want to learn how you can take advantage of fiber internet to stream your favorite shows and say goodbye to your cable/satellite company?

Join us at our upcoming Cutting the Cord presentation, and we’ll introduce you to the world of online streaming. We’ll discuss what you need to get started, what some of the most popular streaming services are and we’ll answer any questions you have.

June 13, 2019
3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. or 6 p.m.
Lyndon Township Hall

Seating is limited during each session, so please RSVP today.

Construction Update 5-19 to 6-1

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 5/19 through 5/25:
  • 4 to 5 crews on-site
  • Bored 174 feet on Mester Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bored 2,346 feet on Lindley Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bored 1,628 feet on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
  • Bored 301 feet on Coopersfield Road (Boyce PON)
  • Installed 4 pedestals in Boyce PON
  • Completed pulling fiber along mainline connecting the southeast corner of Lyndon Township to Township Hall
  • Lots of people attended the May 22 Open House / Education Session
Work to be completed 5/26 through 6/1:
  • 4 to 5 crews on-site
  • Bore on Lindley Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bore on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
  • Bore on Roe Road (Central Office PON)
  • Work to activate Lyndon Township Hall

Construction update 5-12 to 5-25

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 5/12 through 5/18:
  • 4 to 6 crews on-site
  • Bored 570 feet on Werkner Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bored 990 feet on Mester Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bored 542 feet on Waterloo Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bored 2,108 feet on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
  • Installed 1 pedestal in Werkner PON and 3 pedestals in Boyce PON
  • Began to pull fiber along mainline connecting the southeast corner of Lyndon Township to Township Hall
  • MEC placed Network Interface Device (NID) and other equipment at Township Hall for upcoming activation
  • Prepare for May 22 Open House / Education Session
  •  total signups of 821
Work to be completed 5/19 through 5/25:
  • 4 to 5 crews on-site
  • Bore on Mester Road and Lindley Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bore on Boyce Road and Boyce Drive (Boyce PON)
  • Continue to pull cable along this mainline connecting the southeast corner of Lyndon Township and Township Hall
  • Work to activate Lyndon Township Hall
  • Attend May 22 Open House / Learning Education Session

MEC – May Construction Update



There’s light at the end of the tunnel, literally, as we prepare to bring fiber internet to life at Lyndon Township Hall.

In this week’s construction update, Township officials announced that the cabinet and vault were installed last week, and they anticipate that service will be active for next week’s open house.

Your MEC Internet Team will be on site on May 22, and we invite you to stop by any time between 3-6 p.m. to ask questions and actually test drive the service that’s coming your way soon. At 6 p.m. we’ll host an informational session: Tips, Tricks and Helpful Hints After Your Service Is Installed.

If you can’t join us this month, please stop by on June 13 between 3-7 p.m. We’re bringing the popular Cutting the Cord presentation every hour beginning at 3, teaching you how to cut the cord from traditional television providers and use your new fiber internet with streaming services to access the content that you want and need.

More than 800 of your friends and neighbors across Lyndon Township are signed up for fiber internet. We look forward to serving you soon!

Construction update 5-5 to 5-18

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 5/5 through 5/11:
  • 4 crews on-site
  • Bored 290 feet on Werkner Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bored 812 feet on Mester Road (Werkner PON)
  • Installed 15 pedestals in Werkner PON
  • Completed boring along mainline connecting the southeast corner of Lyndon Township to Township Hall
Work to be completed 5/12 through 5/18:
  • 4 to 5 crews on-site
  • Begin to pull cable along this mainline connecting the southeast corner of Lyndon Township and Township Hall
  • Bore on Waterloo Road, Boyce Road and Mester Road
  • MEC to place NID and other equipment at Township Hall for upcoming activation
  • Continue planning for May 22 Open House / Learning Education Session –Tips, Tricks and Helpful Hints After Your Service Is Installed.

Please Read – Drop Installation Process – MISS DIG

The following information will help to better understand the home installation (Drop) process.   MEC (Midwest Energy and Communication) will be doing this work.  Pay particular attention to MISS DIG information.

The word Drop,  refers to the the process of bringing the fiber optic cable from the road and attaching it to your home.   As a home owner there is information you should be aware of related to this process.

  • Please do not call MISS DIG  on your own for this project.  MEC’s  Underground Contractor will call in a request to Miss Dig. Miss Dig will locate all public underground facilities on your property – electric, natural gas and telephone.
    Once this locating is done, you will see utility flags on your property.
  • When you see this utility flags on your property from the MISS DIG locating process,  it is a good time to mark any buried, personal facilities you may have. The home owner is responsible for marking/identifying  any personal underground facilities, including but not limited to:  sprinkler systems, propane lines, septic lines, water lines, etc.  Cones or  spray paint are good ways to do this
  • MEC does not contact people before beginning work on their property, unless you requested that during the sign up process. If you would like a telephone notification, please email internetinfo@teammidwest.com or call  MEC at 800.492.5989.

Please review this presentation regarding the drop process-

LYNDON TWP March Presentation FINAL

Construction Update 4-21 to 5-4

Areas referenced below can be located on this map
Work completed 4/21 through 5/4:
  • 4 crews on-site
  • Bored 724 feet (Central Office PON) and 3,108 feet (Werkner PON) on Waterloo Road
  • Bored 1,000 feet (Central Office PON) and 584 feet (Island Lake PON) on N Territorial Road
  • Bored 1,360 feet on Mester Road
  • Bored 380 feet on Island Lake Road (Island Lake PON)
  • Installed cabinet and vault at Lyndon Township Hall
  • 820 total sign-ups

Construction Update 4-14 to 4-27

Work completed 4/14 through 4/20:
  • 4 to 5 crews on-site
  • Bored 1,336 feet (Werkner PON) and 132 feet (Island Lake PON) on Werkner Road
  • Bored 1,355 feet on Waterloo Road (Werkner PON)
  • Bored 192 feet on Wildflower Ridge (Werkner PON)
  • Bored 132 feet on N Territorial Road (Island Lake PON)
  • Bored 66 feet on Island Lake Road (Island Lake PON)
  • Restored and staked
  • Ordered tracer wire
  • Picked-up cabinet / vault and delivered to Township Hall
  • MEC hosted over 70 people at the April 17 Open House and Education Session on In-Home Installation
  • Delivered door tags to those who have not signed up yet
  • Mailed 4th postcard
  • 772 total sign-ups
Work to be completed 4/21 through 4/27:
  • 4 to 5 crews on-site
  • Bore on Waterloo Road (both east and west of Werkner Road)
  • Bore on North Territorial
  • Install cabinet and vault at Lyndon Township Hall