Construction Update March 2024
3:29PM March 11, 2024
Construction Updates by Zone
In Service Zones: Construction and drops are complete for the following zones:
| Bean Blossom 101 & 102 | Martinsville SE | Smithville – Rodeo |
| Brooklyn 102, 104, & 105 | Needmore 102, 103, & 104 | Smithville – Ellettsville South |
| Brummetts Creek 103, 104, & 105 | Paragon 101, 102, 103 | Smithville – McNeely |
| Carp 101 & 102 | Park Ave 101 & 104 | Smithville – Franklin |
| Cope 101, 102, & 104 | Princes Lake 101, 103, & 104 | Smithville – Sherfield |
| Cunot 104 | Romona 101, 103, & 104 | Smithville – Mount Carmel |
| Dolan 105 | Spencer 101 | Smithville – Stinesville North |
| East Madison 103 & 104 | Stader 104 | Smithville – Modesto |
| Ellettsville 101 & 105 | Wilbur 103 | Smithville – Indian Hills |
| Heartland 103 & 104 | Smithville - Wayne |
***New orders for these zones are continually coming in. Our target is to provide service to any new
orders in these zones within 8-12 weeks of registering if the weather allows.
Active Drops Construction:
The following areas are actively
building drops:
- East Madison 102
- Smithville – Devore-Carp area
- Smithville - Wayne
- Wilbur 101 – Hwy 142, Templin Rd, & Upper Patton
Park
- Dolan 105 - Sample Rd
Construction – In Progress:
Freedom: Backbone
construction from Spencer to the Freedom ODC is complete and the ODC is also
online. The picture below outlines the different cabinet areas in Freedom. Freedom NW, W, and Central are building drops. Freedom NE & S – Construction nearing
completion. One section along Dunn Rd in
NE is waiting for make-ready by UDWI.
Freedom E – Construction is in progress but also waiting on make ready
to be completed.
Smithville Partnership
Devore: Devore-CARP
area is complete, and drops are in progress. Devore-DEVR area is nearing
completion and should begin acceptance by the end of March.
Deckard Ridge: Construction
in progress. Targeting construction
completion in the April/May timeframe.
Drops would start 30-45 days afterwards.
Backbone: The backbone is used to interconnect our substations enabling smart grid technology to improve the safety and reliability of our electric distribution system. In addition, it provides the fiber connectivity from our headend to your home. Construction is currently focusing on building backbone along the southern and northern portions of our system to create “rings.” These rings provide redundant paths from the substations back to our headend. This means that if one path, for some reason, gets cut, the system will automatically redirect traffic to the backup path and prevent a service outage to our electric distribution devices as well as your home.