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Contractors continue to work to ensure any open trenches, pipes daylighting, and/or equipment in the ROW is properly barricaded. Contractors are also working to make sure they are cleaning up when finished installing conduits and pull boxes.


September 2023

September 11 - September 15

  • All installation of conduit and pull boxes in the SQ quadrant was completed this week. 
  • Trenching resumed on Firth Road and is taking place between South 12th and South 54th Street.
  • SW Quadrant: 8,988 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to 219,651 feet. 
  • SE Quadrant: 1,895 feet of conduit was laid this week, keeping the total quantity of conduit laid to 7,510 feet from last week.

September 4 - September 8

  • Boring is taking place on SW 84th Street between W Pioneers and W Van Dorn. 
  • Boring is also finishing up on W Denton Road and pull boxes are being installed along the way. 
  • All pull boxes installed to date are not yet in service. 
  • Section 3 of the SE quadrant is currently being staked prior to any work taking place to ensure no existing utilities are disrupted. 
  • Trenching will resume on Firth Road in the SE quadrant next week. 
  • SW Quadrant: 9,380 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to 210,639 feet. 
  • SE Quadrant: 0 feet of conduit was laid this week, keeping the total quantity of conduit laid to 5,615 feet from last week.

August 2023

August 28 - September 1

  • Boring is being completed in and around the community of Village along W Denton Road. 
  • Pull boxes continue to be installed along the way. All pull boxes that are have been installed are not yet in service. 
  • Pull box inspections will need to be completed before they can be fully serviced. 
  • Staking has started in Section 3 of the SE quadrant. Utility lines are being located along the way to ensure there is no disruption to service. 
  • Trenching has also started on Firth Road in the SE Quadrant. 
  • SW Quadrant: 580 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to 201,259 feet. 
  • SE Quadrant: 0 feet of conduit was laid this week, keeping the total quantity of conduit laid to 5,615 feet from last week.

August 21-25

  • Boring work started in and around Denton, Nebraska. Boring will continue in Denton and along W Denton Road. 
  • Pull boxes are being installed along the way. All pull boxes currently installed are not yet in service. Pull box inspections will be taking place prior to being put in service. 
  • Trenching took place on Firth Road in the SE Quadrant. 
  • Sections 1 & 2 have been staked and will be inspected for any utility conflicts prior to any construction taking place. 
  • SW Quadrant: 4,195 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to 200,679 feet. 
  • SE Quadrant: 1,170 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to 5,615 feet. 

August 14-18

  • Boring took place on W Denton Road. Pull boxes were installed by two crews along the way. All pull boxes that have been installed are not yet in service. 
  • Pull box inspections will be taking place on all that have been installed to date. 
  • Construction has officially started in the SE quadrant of Lancaster County. Bauer Underground was selected as the contractor for this next phase of the project. 
  • Crews started work on trenching in conduits and will continue this work after all utility and communications lines have been staked. 
  • SW Quadrant: 4,840 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to 187,414 feet. 
  • SE Quadrant: 4,445 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to 4,445 feet. 

August 7-11

  • Boring is being completed on W Denton Road and pull boxes are being installed along the way. All pull boxes that have been installed are not yet in service. 
  • Pull box inspections are being conducted and will officially begin being put in service next week. 
  • SE quadrant sections 1 & 2 have been staked and will be assessed for potential utility conflicts next week. 
  • More than 4,000 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to 182,574 feet. 

July 31-August 4

  • Boring is being completed in Hallam, NE on W Denton Road. 
  • Conduit was reinstalled on SW 42nd Street, south of Olive Creek Road. 
  • Pull boxes continue to be installed along the way. All pull boxes currently installed are not yet in service. 
  • More than 6,700 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to 178,554 feet. 

July 2023

July 24-28

  • Boring is being completed on W Sprague Road and W Denton Road.
  • Conduit was reinstalled starting on the NW corner of SW 42nd Street and W Sprague Road and continued west toward the creek.  Two crews are working on installing pull boxes along this same path.
  • All pull boxes that have been installed are not yet in service.
  • More than 5,890 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to over 171,830 feet.

July 17-21

  • Trenching took place along SW 91st/84th Street and is working its way toward W Van Dorn Street.
  • Bore crews are working on completing bores on W Sprague Road and pull boxes continue to be installed along the way.
  • All pull boxes currently installed are not in service yet but continue to be inspected by contractor crews.  

July 10 - 14

  • Trenching continued along SW 91st/84th Street and is making its way toward W Van Dorn Street. 
  • Boring took place on W Sprague Road. 
  • Pull boxes were installed along SW 114th Street and on W Sprague Road.
  • All pull boxes currently installed are not yet in service.

July 3 - 7

  • Due to the holiday and weather conditions, no work was conducted during this period.

June 2023

June 26-30

  • Trenching took place along SW 91st Street working toward the north. 
  • Boring took place on W Sprague Road with pull boxes being installed along the way on SW 114th Street and W Sprague Road. 
  • All pull boxes that have been installed are not yet in service.
  • Lancaster County staff and contractor employees held a pre-construction meeting on Jun 26th to discuss work planned for the Southeast, Northeast, and Northwest quadrants. 
  • More than 6,860 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to over 158,730 feet. 

June 19-23

  • Trenching along W. Denton Road continued and reached just west of SW 40th Street. 
  • Boring took place on SW 114th Street along with pull box installation. 
  • Boring finished up on SW 42nd Street and W Hallam Road. 
  • Boring work and pull box installation will continue on W Sprague Road into next week. 
  • More than 8,735 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to over 151,870 feet.

June 12-16

  • Boring was completed on SW 42nd Street and W Hallam Road. 
  • Boring also continues to be worked on along W Sprague Road. 
  • Pull boxes continue to be installed along the way. 
  • More than 8,795 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to over 143,161 feet. 

June 5-9

  • Trenching took place along SW 114th Street, south of W Stagecoach Road. 
  • Two bore crews were onsite working to complete bores on SW 42nd St. 
  • Pull boxes continue to be installed along the way. So far, 26 pull boxes have been installed but are not yet in service. 
  • Next week, trenching work will finish up on SW 114th Street towards Kramer, NE. After that, construction crews will be moving back to W Denton Road to continue working their way towards Denton, NE. The bore crews are working on completing bores where they have previously trenched. 
  • More than 19,866 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to over 134,366 feet. 

May 2023

May 29-June 2

  • Trenching took place along W Sprague west of SW 86th Street. Work will continue along this same path moving west, with trenching and boring along W Sprague Road toward Kramer planned to take place next week. 
  • Boring also took place down SW 42nd Street as well as on W Hallam Road. 
  • Pull boxes continue to be installed along all of these paths. 
  • More than 12,305 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to over 114,500 feet.

May 21-27

  • Trenching took place along W. Sprague Road, west of SW 42nd Street and will continue working west. 
  • Boring along SW 12th Street between Hwy 77 and W Firth Road is finishing up soon. 
  • Boring is also finishing up on SW 14th Street to Hwy 33. 
  • Pull boxes continue to be installed along the way but are not yet in service. 
  • More than 7,700 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to over 102,195 feet. 

May 14–20 

  • Trenching has started south of Princeton along SW 12th Street. Work will continue south along this road to the Hwy 77 connection. 
  • Bores are being worked on along SW 14th Street. 
  • Pull boxes continue to be installed along the way. 
  • More than 11,200 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to over 94,405 feet. 

May 7-13

  • Trenching began along W Hallam Road, just west of Highway 77. 
  • Boring is being completed on SW 12th/14th Streets. This construction is located north of Highway 33. 
  • Pull boxes continue to be installed along the way for both of these segments. However, installed pull boxes are not officially in service yet. 
  • More than 6,600 feet of conduit was laid this week, bringing the total quantity of conduit laid to over 83,000 feet.

May 1-5

  • Work continues to progress in the southwest quadrant.
  • This week, an additional 15,000+ feet of conduit has been installed. 
  • Boring and installation of pull boxes along SW 12th/14th streets between W. Denton Road and W. Wittstruck Road is ongoing.
  • Trenching along W. Hallam Road has begun and will continue next week.

April 2023

  • Broadband infrastructure construction continues to progress in the southwest quadrant. 
  • Conduit and pull boxes continue to be installed along SW 12th/14th streets. 
  • New trenching has been completed and boring has started on SW 29th Street between W. Martell Road and W. Sprague Road, and along SW 42nd Street to Stagecoach Road. Pull boxes were installed along the way. 
  • Trenching to Sprague is complete with the conduit connection laid in the coming week and boring still to occur. 
  • Trenching continues south of Stagecoach Road along SW 42nd Street and boring will continue along that same route. 
  • As of April 28th, over 60,000 feet of conduit has been installed. 

March 2023

  • Broadband infrastructure construction has begun in the southwest quadrant.  
  • Conduit and pull boxes were installed on SW 12th/14th streets, and conduit was installed on W Denton Road, between W Folsom and SW 12th streets.   
  • Southwest quadrant construction is anticipated to be complete in summer 2023.

January and February 2023

  • Updates to the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners were provided regarding project costs, conduit system routing, and the planned schedule moving forward. 
  • Construction bids were received and reviewed, and a contractor was chosen by Lancaster County for proposed work in the southwest quadrant of the County. 
  • A preconstruction meeting with the selected contractor, area utility representatives, and construction administration project team members was scheduled. It will be on March 8, 2023.   

December 2022

  • Lancaster County issued a notice to bidders for the construction of the SW Quadrant broadband conduit infrastructure (see Bid 22-259). A pre-bid meeting was held on December 9, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. at Lancaster County Engineering (444 Cherrycreek Road Building C Lincoln, NE 68528). Bids were due December 16, 2022. 
  • Lancaster County solicited indications of interest from internet service providers to lease space within the County’s public conduit system (see Solicitation 3401680). The goal of this solicitation was to expand County-wide access to competitive, reliable fiber optic networks and high-speed broadband services. Consistent with the purposes of the County’s investment, responses were evaluated to identify service providers who displayed the capabilities and commitment to leverage this public asset in order to more quickly and efficiently deploy private fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) infrastructure.  

November 2022 

  • The Broadband Infrastructure Project Team finalized design plans for the southwest quadrant and developed draft procurement package information for bidding of initial construction.

October 2022 

  • Final routing and field review updates were completed for the project conduit alignments. Design and permitting work commenced on all quadrants of the project with an initial focus on the southwest quadrant. 
  • Lancaster County finalized and submitted an application for the Middle Mile Broadband Grant Program.

September 2022 

  • Lancaster County hosted two open houses providing an overview of the project, including the preliminary conduit route. The first meeting was held Wednesday, September 14, 2022, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Firth Community Center. The second meeting was held Thursday, September 15, 2022, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Davey Community Center.
  • Lancaster County issued a Call for Letters of Commitment from Providers. Submitted Letters of Commitment will be used to support the County’s application for the Middle Mile Broadband Grant Program (“MMG Program”), a federal broadband grant under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Division F, Title IV, Section 60401, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (November 15, 2021) (“Infrastructure Act”). Provider Letters of Commitment were due by close of business Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
  • Lancaster County encouraged County residents and businesses to take a brief survey about current and future internet service in the County. The survey was open through September 30, 2022.

June 7, 2022

Broadband infrastructure is coming to Lancaster County!

Today the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement with JEO Consulting Group for the design, permitting, and construction administration of the Lancaster County broadband infrastructure project. This project will place conduit in the County road right-of-way, strategically routing to and between communities. Once this conduit is placed, telecommunications companies can install their fiber to bring services like ultra-high-speed internet to Lancaster County residents!

With more than an estimated 170 miles of conduit system infrastructure to construct, the project will be completed in multiple phases so that we can bring this quality-of-life benefit to portions of Lancaster County as soon as possible.