All Points Broadband outlines 1,850-location fiber project for Woodford County

All Points Broadband representative Philip Brown told the Woodford County Fiscal Court that the company will build fiber-to-the-home service to 1,850 locations in the county under a project required to finish by Dec. 31, 2026.

Brown said the project will include roughly 185 miles of fiber and a total budget of $16,600,000, with All Points contributing $8.5 million, the county providing $3,160,000 in matching funds and a state grant of $4,950,000. “It’s 18 50 locations that don't have broadband today that will be able to get broadband from All Points broadband when it's finished,” Brown said.

The update put particular emphasis on detailed design and pole work. Brown said the team completed field-level design and is now doing field-validated design — a contractor-ready set of plans — and expects that milestone to conclude in two to three months. He warned that make-ready engineering and construction for about 4,000 utility poles are the single biggest cause of delay on projects like this and described options to reduce that delay, including undergrounding some sections by directional boring.

Brown described the project as three reimbursement milestones tied to state grant payments: (1) completion of field-validated design, (2) construction of fiber miles, and (3) completed service connections for the identified 1,850 locations. “When we get [field-validated design] done, which will be in the next 2, 3 months, that's actually the completion of the very first milestone on this project,” he said.

Brown said the project team had completed the required environmental review and was assessing potential impacts — including wetlands — and added that the project team has an FAQ page with an address lookup and a contact number where residents can check whether their address is in the build plan and express interest. “If you're getting questions that aren't on that FAQ page, feel free to reach out and let me know, and we'll incorporate that,” Brown said.

Court members asked how residents could check eligibility; Brown said the FAQ page includes an address-lookup and contact information. The county and All Points agreed to quarterly updates to the fiscal court, timed after the company's quarterly reporting to the state.

The presentation and questions were informational; the court did not take a formal vote on the project during the meeting.

The project names appearing in the court record include All Points Broadband and the Kentucky Broadband Improvement Program. The company and the county said they will pursue any necessary pole-owner approvals and make-ready work before crews begin hanging fiber.

Philip Brown emphasized the county-level coordination and said the contractor expects to meet the current schedule, while also noting underground construction can be slowed by hard rock and that make-ready remains the principal logistical risk.