by Doug | Oct 22, 2020 | Fiber Ring Project
FairlawnGig’s crews are potholing this morning along W Exchange. Potholing is the practice of digging a test hole to expose underground utilities.
by f5developer | Oct 19, 2020 | Fiber Ring Project
Friday we started to see materials come into our site, specifically: 864 count fiber (spools wrapped in white, pictured on right) Conduit (casing/home for fiber on orange spools, right) Vaults for fiber, (brown/gray boxes below ...
by Doug | Oct 15, 2020 | Fiber Ring Project
As we build the fiber ring throughout Summit County, today our boring process took us to Akron. More specifically, we were boring at both Frank & Market (picture on right) and Portage Path (short video below). Again, boring is a process that places conduit and...
by Doug | Oct 13, 2020 | Fiber Ring Project
We’re checking in today from Twin Oaks and West Market where we continue the boring process. Again, boring is a process that places conduit and fiber underground while minimizing digging. Boring offers significant environmental advantages over traditional cut...
by Doug | Oct 8, 2020 | Fiber Ring Project
Today at West Market and Portage Path the crew started the process of boring. Boring is a process that places conduit and fiber underground while minimizing digging. Boring is also referred to as horizontal directional drilling (HDD), which is a minimal impact,...
by Doug | Oct 7, 2020 | Fiber Ring Project
Yesterday the crew began the necessary but not-so glamorous “pot holing” process. Pot holing is a process that looks for and identifies utility lines using vacuum excavation for visual confirmation of utilities and underground obstructions. A small,...
