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APCO reports about 60 miles of middle‑mile fiber built in county; permitting and pole work slow finish
Summary
An APCO representative told the board the utility has completed roughly 60 miles of the middle‑mile fiber in the county, with about 65 miles remaining; work is delayed by pole replacements, permitting with VDOT and the Blue Ridge Parkway, and pending splicing and testing by contractor River Street.
An APCO representative told the board that the utility has completed roughly 60 miles of the middle‑mile fiber network in the county and estimates about 65 miles remain to be built. "We've got about 60 miles complete. We're still have about 65, approximately 65 miles to complete in the county, as far as our fiber design," the APCO representative said.
The update emphasized that pole replacement and permitting remain the primary bottlenecks. The APCO representative said the utility has identified hundreds of poles for replacement and has replaced a portion already: "total poles that had been replaced in the county. We're at a count of 239 poles," the representative said, adding the count may rise as crews find additional poles in the field. At the meeting one board member referenced a related figure of 243.
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