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Caroline County broadband projects update: Verizon complete in west; Breezeline progressing in east, pole make‑ready a cost pressure
Summary
County broadband manager reported the Verizon Caroline West project is complete and serviceable; the larger Breezeline Caroline East project is about 50% through construction with 53 miles of fiber built and 107 locations active. Pole attachment and make‑ready costs are above national averages and remain a key schedule and cost risk.
County broadband staff on March 11 reported milestone progress on two state‑funded broadband builds and flagged make‑ready pole work and CSX crossings as the major remaining risks on the larger eastern project.
Mark Sadler, the county’s broadband lead, said the Caroline West Verizon project — the smaller of the two grant builds — is complete and “the project is now complete, just pending the final reports to the state.” He said Verizon opened service to all 815 addresses in that project area and installations exceed industry standards in spot checks.
The much larger Caroline East project, being built by Breezeline under a VADi grant, remains under active…
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