A Municipal Fiber to the Home Network for Charlemont Massacusetts
Information about the Charlemont Connect distribution network, sometimes called ‘Fiber to the Curb’. These are the main fiber-optic lines running from the network equipment room in the basement of the town hall and along most of the roads in town. The distribution network terminates at “taps” (called MSTs) located on utility poles near each serviceable house or structure.
TriWire crews began to move quickly through the traffic calming areas of the village, hanging strand and fiber on Route 2 starting on Monday. Last week saw crews preparing the side roads with strand and fiber while waiting on a bit of utility make-ready remediation.
Comments closedDaily construction updates are posted on both the Charlemont Connect website and the home page of the Town of Charlemont website. These indicate where the fiber crews are working on any given day and how many two-person crews are active. Charlemont Connect also offers resources to look up your FSA location, get an estimate of the cost to connect your home or business, and confirm the details of your installation type.
Comments closedStarting on some of the side streets impacted by the traffic calming in the village, distribution contractor, TriWire, begins construction! Warfield Rd, E Harmony Rd, North St, Riddell Rd, High St, Elm St, and Factory Rd will be the first areas in Charlemont to see these crews in action.
Comments closedThe impending winter storm has postponed the start of the village network construction.
Comments closedIn a Friday kick-off meeting with owner’s project manager, Westfield Gas & Electric (WG&E), Charlemont’s distribution contractor, TriWire announced construction will begin tomorrow, February 1st! Starting in areas where the utility remediation is complete, network construction in the village area aims to complete ahead of the resumption of traffic calming work this spring.
Comments closedCharlemont has two important construction projects happening this spring – the building of the municipal fiber network and the next phase of the traffic calming work. Broadband team members have been highlighting the risk of having these projects ongoing simultaneously for some time, but these concerns were brought into sharp focus as the initial distribution network build schedule was coming together at the beginning of the new year. Broadband Committee representatives, the Select Board, the Town Administrator, Westfield Gas & Electric (WG&E), DOT project managers, and state officials met and agreed to make every effort to accelerate the village fiber network build ahead of the spring resumption of the traffic calming work. It’s going to be a busy construction season in the village center!
Comments closedThe Charlemont Fairgrounds will serve as a construction staging area for the distribution network! Charlemont’s Parks and Recreation Commission has approved the use of the space which the selected contractor, TriWire, requested because of its proximity to the town center and the space available.
Comments closedRepresentatives from Charlemont Broadband and owner’s project manager, Westfield Gas & Electric, met with the selected contractor, TriWire, to kick off the distribution network build! Focusing initially on Charlemont’s railroad and river crossings, the team began with a ride out to assess potential challenges.
Comments closedObear Construction has completed work on the Network Equipment Enclosure (NEE) located in the basement of the town hall. The NEE will house the core fiber management equipment that forms the heart of the Charlemont municipal fiber network.
Comments closedCharlemont has been awarded a USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) of $36,000 to support the purchase of the core Active Components Bill of Materials for the Charlemont municipal fiber-optic network. Combined with the needed passive electronics, this equipment will form the hub of the Charlemont municipal fiber network housed in the Network Equipment Enclosure of the town hall.
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