A Municipal Fiber to the Home Network for Charlemont Massacusetts
National Grid will be replacing the underground electrical service on a portion of Hawk Hill Road with an aerial solution. At a pole hearing on August 24, National Grid received Select Board approval for the poles to be placed in the road right of way. Once complete, National Grid will allow the Charlemont municipal fiber network to use these poles for the fiber optic cable.
Comments closedEight town-owned utility poles have been installed along the west end of Tower Road! Working through an inter-governmental agreement with Westfield Gas and Electric, these poles will be used to connect to existing utility lines and avoid an expensive railroad crossing!
Comments closedTriWire has completed the path preparation project on Heath Stage Terrace in just a few days! Also the winning bidder on our distribution network, TriWire came to town with a big team and finished quickly. Charlemont is excited to welcome them back to town when our make-ready is complete!
Comments closedThe TriWire team began work Monday morning on the path preparation for Heath Stage Terrace! This well-staffed team anticipates project completion this week!
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 closedRepresentatives from TriWire met on-site with Charlemont’s Highway Superintendent, Gordon Hathaway, and Broadband Members, Bob Handsaker and Trevor Mackie, on Wednesday to discuss the installation path of new fiber optic conduit on Heath Stage Terrace.
Comments closedThe towns of Rowe and Charlemont entered into fiber swap agreements; one to support the customers in Rowe with fibers through the town of Charlemont and the other to support Charlemont customers with fibers through the town of Rowe.
Comments closedTom Danek of Danek Excavating met on-site with Charlemont’s Highway Superintendent, Gordon Hathaway, and Broadband Chair, Bob Handsaker to discuss the installation path of new conduit on a section of Warner Hill Road. This early communication will support the future maintenance of both the roadway and the municipal broadband network.
Comments closedThe Heath Stage Terrace path preparation project has been awarded to TriWire, the same firm that will be building out our distribution network. This underground installation project is moving forward after much public input and discussion. We expect that this conduit installation project will be completed this summer and fall in advance of our distribution network build.
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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