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Caroline County seeks six‑month extension for VADI 2023 broadband project as construction advances
Summary
Caroline County IT Director David Sadler said the county approved a request that Breezeline seek a six‑month extension from the Department of Housing and Community Development to finish agricultural and private‑drive work; the project has completed about 198 miles of fiber and made service available to roughly 2,170 homes.
David Sadler, Caroline County IT director and project manager for VADI 2023, said April 20 that Breezeline has requested a six‑month extension to finish remaining work on the VADI 2023 Caroline East broadband project and that Caroline County — the grant recipient — has approved submitting that request to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). If DHCD approves, the project deadline would move from Oct. 23, 2026, to April 2027.
"This project is estimated to be 439 miles of fiber construction and to serve 3,910 unserved homes," Sadler said, providing the core scope of the grant‑funded effort. He told viewers the bulk of construction should be complete by the original deadline, but specific zones require additional…
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