Last updated on July 29, 2020
Because of the high annual cost of leasing aerial space spanning active railroad tracks, Charlemont is redesigning the crossing at the west end of Tower Road to cross at a public way. As part of this rerouting, we have applied to install eight new town-owned utility poles for the fiber along a section on the west end of Tower Road. This will result in substantial long-term savings for the town.
The pole hearing is scheduled for Monday, October 7. Once the new route is established, we can complete the redesign of the network and begin the significant application process with the railroad that even a public crossing requires.