A Municipal Fiber to the Home Network for Charlemont Massacusetts
Information about the Charlemont Connect network construction.
Charlemont’s distribution network contractor, TriWire, has completed the FSA 01 river crossing to the east of the Long Bridge! This team accelerated our project buildout to complete the essential work in the village center ahead of the DOT traffic calming project through the snow and winds of February and early March. Because our network hub is in the center of the traffic calming area, completing this work was essential to provide service to every location in Charlemont.
Comments closedWhip City Fiber customers in Charlemont’s FSA 01 can expect installations beginning in July with the other FSAs (Fiber Service Areas) coming online in roughly 2-month intervals in the following order FSA 05, FSA 04, FSA 02, FSA 03. Residents and businesses should sign-up to schedule an installation and take advantage of the town subsidy of up to $1400 available through the network construction period. A sample board showing the equipment that will be installed to provide service is on display in the window of Avery’s Store and a virtual information session is planned to answer your questions.
Comments closedTriWire, our distribution construction team, has the fiber for each FSA running into our network equipment room ready to be connected to the installed optical equipment! Because our Network Equipment Hub is in the center of the traffic calming area, having the network backbone run through to the hub is another success for the project staying ahead of the Department of Transportation in the village center.
Comments closedOur partners, WG&E, have completed the installation of the optical network equipment in our network hub! TriWire, our distribution construction team, also has the fiber for each FSA running into our equipment room ready to be connected when service installations begin!
Comments closedTriWire’s been working on the railroad, all the live long day on Friday. Conduit is now in place over the tracks at the Long Bridge railroad crossing and the Tower Rd. railroad crossing! Completing these public way crossings is a project milestone worth celebrating.
Comments closedTriWire 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 closed
