Northeast Broadband seeks permission to bury 1,000 feet of conduit along River Road

A representative of Northeast Broadband told the Woodbury Select Board that his company plans to install roughly 1,000 feet of underground conduit along River Road, crossing the roadway once, and to leave the conduit in place until customers request service.

The company representative, identified in the meeting as Jeff, said the work would largely be conduit installation rather than pulling fiber immediately: "We're putting in conduit now and it will be pulled through when people request service," he said. He told the board the proposed route is staked and that ledge and culverts are the major technical concerns.

Select Board members and Road Commissioner Peter Daley discussed minimum burial depth and whether work should be coordinated with culvert replacement. Daley and board members asked for a filled‑out project description and for the applicant, the road foreman and an excavator or installer to walk the route together before the board sets any permit conditions. Jeff said the company can prefill the application and provide equipment and method details if asked.

Board members noted coordination opportunities, such as aligning conduit installation with any planned culvert work so the conduit can be placed under a culvert or encased in concrete where ledge prevents full burial. They also asked the company to submit the project description to the town inbox and to the selectboard@woodburyvt.org email so staff and the road foreman can review it.

No formal vote or permit decision was made at the meeting; the board asked staff to circulate the application materials and to schedule an on‑site review with the road foreman and contractors before the board acts.