Woodbury begins overhaul of public-safety communications; fiber installed at three tower sites

First Selectman Paul Zulpa said the town has formally kicked off a public-safety communications upgrade with NorcomCT and Motorola.

Zulpa told the Board of Selectmen Feb. 10 that NorcomCT has replaced the town’s old T1 connections with new fiber lines at all three radio tower sites. He said NorcomCT has ordered equipment and will be assembling, programming and testing the systems over the next several months; the current plan aims for installation over the summer and the town will hold weekly status calls with the project team beginning this Thursday to monitor progress.

Why it matters: Modernizing radio and data links improves dispatch, inter-agency communications and reliability for emergency responders. Zulpa framed the work as a necessary infrastructure upgrade and said the town’s Emergency Management Director and Fire Chief participated in the initial meeting with NorcomCT and Motorola.

What officials said: Zulpa provided the update during his First Selectman’s Report, noting the installation of fiber lines as a “big step forward.” No formal contract awards or vote on the project were recorded during the meeting; NorcomCT’s next steps include equipment procurement, programming and field testing, according to Zulpa.

Next steps: Town staff will hold weekly status calls with NorcomCT and the vendor team as the project moves into assembly, programming and testing phases. Installation timing remains subject to the vendor’s schedule and routine municipal approvals for equipment placement and testing.