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Caroline County broadband update: new service areas opened; construction timeline set
Summary
David Sadler, Caroline County’s director of information technology, said multiple project areas are now open for sale, gave target completion dates for remaining construction zones and urged residents on long or private drives to contact Breezeline to confirm service and avoid potential costs.
David Sadler, director of information technology for Caroline County, said the county’s broadband expansion has opened a large set of service areas for sale and provided a construction timetable for remaining sections.
"In total now areas GCR1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 are now all open for sale," Sadler said, describing the areas shown in green on the project map and noting they lie mostly south of the project’s 207/301 dividing line. He asked residents in those areas to contact Breezeline sales to arrange service.
Sadler gave contact details for sales and site-availability questions, naming Reggie Spivey at Breezeline and providing the telephone number (410) 490-6082 and the project email shown in the update (d-va_market_expansion@breezeline.com). He emphasized that households on long private drives or private roads must reach out to Breezeline to confirm whether service can be brought to their property; the update listed specific affected streets for those residents.
Construction remains active north of the project’s 207/301 dividing line, Sadler said. He reported crews are working in areas labeled GCV18, GCV19, GCV21 and GCV22 and warned of construction-related vehicle activity and potential delays.
Sadler provided target completion windows for the remaining construction zones: GCV18–20 are projected to be complete by the end of May; GCV21–24 by the end of July; and GCV25–26 by the end of August, after which he said the project will be complete. He also said that construction on long/private drives tied to the project must be finished within six months after the project’s end; residents who do not make arrangements could face “substantial” costs to obtain service later.
On service quality, Sadler said the county is tracking an incident in which a recent Breezeline modem/router update caused internet disruption at two locations. He described a troubleshooting sequence that resolved the outages in the cases the county tracked: power down both the fiber modem and router, power up the modem first and wait for its lights to stabilize, then power the router.
Sadler closed by reminding listeners that additional area releases will be announced via the county’s broadband update on YouTube and the county website and that the next broadband update is scheduled for Monday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m.
