Construction Update 9-22 to 10-5
Work completed 9/22 through 9/28:
- 6 to 8 bore crews on-site plus one fiber pulling crew and one splicing crew
- Bored 4,356 feet on M-52 (Boyce PON)
- Bored 156 feet on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
- Bored 1,306 feet on Leeke Road (Boyce PON)
- Bored 954 feet on Lingane Road (Long Lake PON)
- Bored 1,376 feet on Oakdale Drive (Long Lake PON)
- Bored 608 feet on Westbourne Court (Long Lake PON)
- Bored 2,250 feet on Waterloo Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Installed 8 pedestals in Boyce PON and 4 pedestals in Sugarloaf PON
- Pulled 10,864 feet of fiber in Boyce PON
- Spliced fiber in Central Office and Boyce PONs
- No new sign-ups
- No new drops this week (totals to-date: 74 total drops – 55 in Werkner PON, 18 in Island Lake PON and 1 in Central Office PON (Township Hall))
- Spliced 15 jobs
- No new installations (totals to-date: 18 with broadband – 16 in Werkner PON, 1 in Island Lake PON, and 1 in Central Office PON)
- 8 to 9 bore crews on-site plus one fiber pull crew and one splicing crew (Note: Minimal crews on Thursday due to weather delays.)
- Bore on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Leeke Road (Boyce PON)
- Bore on Lingane Road (Long Lake PON)
- Bore on Westbourne Court (Long Lake PON)
- Bore on Oakdale Court (Long Lake PON)
- Bore on Waterloo Road (Sugarloaf and Long Lake PONs)
- Continue to pull and splice fiber in Central Office and Boyce PONs
- Continue drop installations in Werkner PON
- Send out the project status update to Lyndon Township subscribers
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 underway
Home Installations underway
84 Subscribers
Island Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drops Installations underway
Home Installations underway
68 Subscribers
Central Office
Mainline Boring 87% complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 61% complete
79 Subscribers
Boyce
Mainline Boring 95% complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 26% complete
123 Subscribers
Sugarloaf
Mainline Boring 52% complete
114 Subscribers
Lyndon Broadband Project Status Update
Lyndon Broadband Project Status Update
Prepared by Implementation Committee
September 30, 2019
The purpose of this report is to provide current project status, project schedule and explanation of factors impacting the project schedule and budget. In short:
- The estimate for completion of the mainline fiber construction has been pushed back one quarter, from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020.
- Households in the Werkner and Island Lake zones are coming online now and will be connected by the end of this year.
- Most drops in the Central Office and Boyce zones will be done this year with home installations continuing through the winter
- As drops from the road to individual homes cannot be completed while the ground is frozen, households in the remaining zones will likely not be connected until the ground thaws in the spring. Many homes will be completed by the end of Q2, 2020 with remaining households completed in Q3, 2020.
- The project is currently under budget and projected to be completed under budget.
The volunteers that make up the Implementation Committee recognize our responsibility to our fellow Lyndon Township residents for the project schedule and budget. We will continue to work diligently to bring the project to successful completion. For those that are interested in the details of the current state of the project, these are included below.
Current Project Status
The township has been divided into 11 zones or in networking terms, PONs (Passive Optical Networks), These zones represent the sequence in which construction and installations will occur. The layout of the 11 areas referenced below can be seen on this map:
LYNDON DESIGN 110518
- Werkner
- Island Lake
- Central Office
- Boyce
- Sugarloaf
- Guinan
- Long Lake
- Wild Goose
- Bruin
- Joslin
- Ellsworth
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 underway
Home Installations underway
84 Subscribers
Island Lake
Mainline Boring complete
Mainline Fiber Installation complete
Drops Installations underway
Home Installations underway
68 Subscribers
Central Office
Mainline Boring 87% complete
Mainline Fiber Installation 61% complete
79 Subscribers
Boyce
Mainline Boring 81% complete
123 Subscribers
Sugarloaf
Mainline Boring 45% complete
114 Subscribers
The project is under budget. There have been no jobsite injuries. There has been minimal environmental impact and zero trees cut down.
Project Schedule
Mainline construction completion estimates have been pushed back one quarter, from Q4 2019 to the end of Q1 2020. This new estimate will be dependent upon winter weather and availability of construction crews. Mainline fiber installation, drop installations and home installations will be completed in Werkner and Island Lake this year. We expect most drops in the Central Office, and Boyce zones to be done before the ground freezes, with home installations completed shortly thereafter. Installation of any other drops beyond these zones will be weather dependent as drops cannot be installed after the ground freezes.
Drop installation will resume for all remaining drops as soon as the ground thaws in the spring. We anticipate all households will be online in Q3, 2020.
Factors impacting the project schedule
Recently we received information from the construction company, Henkels & McCoy, regarding the construction schedule which will have an impact on the project schedule. The Henkels & McCoy contract with the township calls for mainline construction to be completed by November 11, 2019. We were informed that they do not expect to meet that completion date.
Given this information, amendments to the schedule have been made based on the following data:
Main Line Construction:
We have been told by Henkels & McCoy that they expect to complete the drilling by the end of Q1 2020. Based on the data we have regarding their current rate of construction, their rate of construction over last year’s winter months, and the number of crews they have deployed, the Implementation Committee believes this estimate to be achievable, assuming that Henkels & McCoy can maintain the current number of crews in the field and that winter weather is similar to last year.
Drops
The MEC drop crews will complete all 152 drops in the Werkner, Island Lake and most of the 202 drops in the Central Office and Boyce zones before the ground freezes. Homes will be brought online concurrent to drop installations, and home activations will continue through the winter.
Resuming drops in the spring, the 234 drops in Sugarloaf, Guinan and Long Lake should be completed with most of these homes activated in Q2, 2020 assuming the mainline construction stays on schedule
The remaining 245 drops in Wild Goose, Bruin, Joslin and Ellsworth zone should be completed and the homes activated in Q3, 2020 assuming the mainline construction stays on schedule.
None of these scheduling changes have any budgetary impact.
Again – the volunteers that make up the Implementation Committee recognize our responsibility to our fellow Lyndon Township residents for the project schedule and budget. We will continue to work diligently to bring the project to successful completion.
If you have any questions or need further information, please send email to:
Construction Update 9-15 to 9-28
- 5 to 7 bore crews on-site plus one to two fiber pulling crews and one splicing crew
- Bored 628 feet on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bored 1,198 feet on Roe Road (Central Office PON)
- Bored 895 feet on M-52 (Boyce PON)
- Bored 345 feet on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
- Bored 1,798 feet on Osius Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Bored 2,279 feet on Lingane Road (Long Lake PON)
- Bored 622 feet on Stonehill Drive (Long Lake PON)
- Bored 300 feet on Bauer Court (Long Lake PON)
- Bored 500 feet on Oakdale Drive (Long Lake PON)
- Bored 733 feet on Boyce Road (Ellsworth PON)
- Installed 6 pedestals in Boyce PON, 3 pedestals in Ellsworth PON, and 5 pedestals in Sugarloaf PON
- Pulled 13,052 feet of fiber in Central Office PON
- Pulled 1,371 feet of fiber in Boyce PON
- Spliced fiber in Central Office and Boyce PONs
- No new sign-ups and removed 3 duplicate accounts (830 total; 308 basic, 279 ultra, 237 gig, 3 undecided, 163 with phone (down from 170), 3 phone only)
- 11 new drops in Werkner PON this week (totals to-date: 74 total drops – 55 in Werkner PON, 18 in Island Lake PON and 1 in Central Office PON (Township Hall))
- 4 new installations in Werkner PON (totals to-date: 18 with broadband – 16 in Werkner PON, 1 in Island Lake PON, and 1 in Central Office PON)
- 6 to 7 bore crews on-site plus one fiber pull crew and one splicing crew
- Bore on M-52 (Boyce and Central Office PONs)
- Bore on Roe Road (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Leeke Road (Boyce PON)
- Bore on Boyce Road (Ellsworth PON)
- Bore on Lingane Road (Long Lake PON)
- Bore on Westbourne Court (Long Lake PON)
- Bore on Waterloo Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Continue to pull and splice fiber in Central Office and Boyce PONs
- Continue drop installations in Werkner PON
Marking Flags Available for drop installations
As the number of drops (bringing fiber cable from the road to your home ) increases, the township is making white flags available to residents to mark personal facilities (see below). These flags are available at no cost and can be found on the front porch of the township hall. The flags are in bundles of 25. Take what you need and please return them after the drop has been completed at you home.
More About Drops-
When you see flags on your property from the MISS DIG locating process it is a good time to mark any buried, personal facilities you may have. Miss Dig will locate public utilities (gas, telephone, electric). 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, invisible pet fence, etc. Marking flags, cones or spray paint are good ways to do this.
MEC, our Internet service Provider and drop contractor, 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@
More information about the drop process ia available at:
Construction Update 9-8 to 9-21
Work completed 9/8 through 9/14:
- 5 to 7 bore crews on-site plus one fiber pulling crew and one splicing crew
- Bored 2,080 feet on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bored 830 feet on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
- Bored 2,122 feet on Osius Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Bored 1,037 feet on Chestnut Lane / Hickory Lane (Long Lake PON)
- Bored 460 feet on Stonehill Drive (Long Lake PON)
- Bored 2,215 feet on Boyce Road (Ellsworth PON)
- Bored 360 feet on Farnsworth Road (Ellsworth PON)
- Pulled 10,496 feet of fiber in Central Office PON
- Spliced fiber in Central Office PON
- No new sign-ups (833 total; 308 basic, 278 ultra, 240 gig, 4 undecided, 170 with phone, 3 phone only)
- 16 new drops in Werkner PON this week (totals to-date: 62 total drops – 44 in Werkner PON and 18 in Island Lake PON)
- Released Island Lake PON to MEC to begin drops and installations
- 6 to 7 bore crews on-site plus one fiber pull crew and 1 to 2 splicing crews
- Bore on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Boyce Road (Boyce and Ellsworth PON)
- Bore on Osius Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Bore on Waterloo Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Bore on Roe Road (Central Office PON)
- Continue to pull and splice fiber in Central Office PON
- Continue drop installations in Werkner PON
Construction Update 9-1 to 9-14
- 5 to 7 bore crews on-site plus one fiber pulling crew and one splicing crew
- Bored 120 feet on M-52 (Boyce PON)
- Bored 253 feet on N Territorial (Central Office PON)
- Bored 1,674 feet on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
- Bored 1,265 feet on Boyce Road (Ellsworth PON)
- Bored 1,858 feet on Roe Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Bored 1,962 feet on Osius Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Pulled 3,070 feet of fiber in the Island Lake PON
- Continued splicing in Island Lake PON
- One new sign-up (833 total; 308 basic, 278 ultra, 240 gig, 4 undecided, 170 with phone, 3 phone only)
- Broadband was lit in two houses this week (16 houses have broadband to-date)
- No new drops this week (totals to-date: 46 total drops – 28 in Werkner PON and 18 in Island Lake PON)
- 7 bore crews on-site plus a fiber pull and splicing crew
- Bore on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Boyce Road (Boyce and Ellsworth PON)
- Bore on Osius Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Bore on Waterloo Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Begin to pull and splice fiber in Central Office PON
- Resume drop installations in Werkner and Island Lake PONs
- Release Island Lake PON to MEC to begin drops and installations
Construction Update 8-25 to 9-7
- 5 to 6 bore crews on-site plus two fiber pulling crews and one splicing crew
- Bored 583 feet on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bored 754 feet on South Lake, Northview and Westview (Central Office PON)
- Bored 5,848 feet on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
- Installed 2 pedestals in Island Lake PON and 6 pedestals in Boyce PON
- Pulled 7,401 feet of fiber in the Island Lake PON
- Continued splicing in Island Lake PON
- No new sign-ups
- 5 to 6 bore crews on-site plus a fiber pull and splicing crew
- Bore on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bore on South Lake Road (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Boyce Road (Boyce and Ellsworth PON)
- Continue to pull and splice fiber in Island Lake PON
- Test Island Lake PON for drop release
Construction Update 8-11 to 8-31
- 5 to 6 bore crews on-site plus two fiber pulling crews and one splicing crew
- Bored 271 feet on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bored 992 feet on Sandhill Pointe (Central Office PON)
- Bored 1,546 feet on South Lake, Northview and Westview (Central Office PON)
- Bored 5,461 feet on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
- Bored 1,389 feet on M-52 (Boyce PON)
- Bored 2,150 feet on Roe Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Installed 2 pedestals in Central Office PON, 2 pedestals in Sugarloaf PON and 1 pedestal in Boyce PON
- Pulled 4,321 feet of fiber in the Werkner PON
- Pulled 8,991 feet of fiber in the Island Lake PON
- Continue splicing in Island Lake PON
- Tested and turned over Werkner PON to MEC to begin home installations and activations
- No new sign-ups
- 5 to 6 bore crews on-site plus a fiber pull and splicing crew
- Bore on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bore on North Territorial (Central Office PON)
- Bore on South Lake Drive (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
- Bore on Roe Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Bore on Osius Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Continue to pull and splice fiber in Island Lake PON
Construction Update 8-4 to 8-17
Work completed 8/4 through 8/10:
- 4 to 7 bore crews on-site
- Bored 379′ feet on Island Lake Road (Island Lake PON)
- Bored 700 feet on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bored 160 feet on Roepke Road (Central Office PON)
- Bored 1,885 feet on Sandhill Pointe (Central Office PON)
- Bored 710 feet on N. Territorial Road (Central Office PON)
- Bored 462 feet on Beeman Road (Boyce PON)
- Bored 1,393 feet on Cassidy Road (Boyce PON)
- Bored 1,975 feet on Roe Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Installed 1 pedestal in Central Office PON and 3 pedestals in Sugarloaf PON
- Two new sign-ups for a total of 832 (309 Basic, 278 Ultra, 238 Gig, 4 undecided, 164 w phone, 3 phone only)
- Continuing to have delays with Miss Dig locating utilities. Also problems with incorrect location of gas lines continue with Miss Dig.
- 5 to 6 bore crews on-site plus a cable pull and splicing crew
- Bore on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bore on North Territorial (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Sandhill Pointe (Central Office PON)
- Bore on South Lake Drive (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Boyce Road (Boyce PON)
- Bore on Roe Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Test and turnover Werkner PON to MEC to begin home installations and activations
Construction Update 7-28 to 8-10
- 5 to 6 bore crews on-site
- Bored 436 feet on Cooper Ridge / Waterloo Road connector (Werkner PON)
- Bored 290 feet on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bored 2,605 feet on Beeman Road (Boyce PON)
- Bored 1,200 feet on Bens Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Installed 1 pedestal in Central Office PON and 2 pedestals in Sugarloaf PON
- Pulled remaining 8,994 feet of fiber in Werkner PON
- Completed splicing fiber in Werkner PON
- Constructed drops at 3 houses in Werkner PON and 11 houses in Island Lake PON
- No new sign-ups
- 5 to 6 bore crews on-site
- Bore on Island Lake Road (Island Lake PON)
- Bore on M-52 (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Sandhill Pointe (Central Office PON)
- Bore on North Territorial Road (Central Office PON)
- Bore on Beeman Road (Sugarloaf PON)
- Test and turnover Werkner PON to MEC to begin home installations and activations
- Continue to construct drops in Werkner and Island Lake PONs
- MEC to send out the monthly construction update including an introduction to their installers