PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS Cont...

Seattle, Washington to Round Prairie, Oregon On this 450-mile cable replacement project, Pivotal Communications performed design, ROW and construction permitting, inspection and construction management. Although much of the route was along existing easement, there were many variations and new construction segments in the route. Such segments included design and permitting of a 5200' Columbia River bore, which included plan approval or permits from twenty different agencies, including Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, and other federal, state, and local authorities. Right-of-way permitting was also performed for construction along BNSF and Portland & Western Railroads, in City of Portland city streets, and within myriad county roads. Construction management included bid document preparation, bid letting, compliance inspection, scheduling, materials management, red-lining, and as-built drawings.

El Paso to Stratford, Texas Fiber-Optic Cable Project This project occupied Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way between Stratford and El Paso, Texas. Approximately 50 miles of the 425-mile route was within public roadway right-of-way through the communities of El Paso and Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Project design was accomplished using GPS data collection and the Railroad's PMV data collection vehicle.

Stratford, Texas to Denver, Colorado Fiber-Optic Cable Project GPS data collection was used
for the design of this 350-mile fiber-optic cable project between Denver, Colorado and Stratford, Texas. The work was almost entirely within Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad corridors. Some 40 miles of the route was designed off-track in public roadway and private right-of-way.

Salt Lake City, Utah to Denver, Colorado Fiber-Optic Cable Project
The design corridor for this 600-mile fiber optic cable project was nearly all within Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad right-of-way. Design challenges included the difficult Weber Canyon east of Ogden, Utah and mountainous terrain. GPS data collection techniques were used during design.

Monon to Creston, Indiana Fiber Optic Cable Project Nearly half of this 65-mile project was within railroad right-of-way with the remaining plant designed within public roadway corridors. The design provided for more than 20 crossings of watercourses by direction boring.

Johnstown to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fiber Optic Cable Project Field design for this 275-mile fiber optic cable project was completed in winter conditions. The work was almost entirely within ConRail railroad right-of-way. The design included nearly 40 crossings by attachment.

Northwest Fiber Build Project - Seattle, Washington to Salt Lake City, Utah This 875-mile project crossed four western states and occupied public roadway right-of-way, Burlington Northern Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way, pipeline corridors, Federal U.S. Forest Service and BLM lands and Washington State Parks trails across the Cascade Mountain Range. The work included verification of project routing, OSP design, plan preparation, permitting assistance, compliance inspection during construction, materials management, construction administration, and preparation of record drawings. During construction 13 separate construction segments managed from four field offices spaced along the project corridor. Urban construction was required in congested areas of downtown Seattle and Salt Lake City. This project crossed the difficult mountainous terrain of the Cascade Mountain Range in Washington State and the Blue Mountain Range in Oregon State. Vast lava fields were also encountered across southern Idaho. Approximately 100 miles of solid rock excavation was required for installation of the new fiber optic cable. This project was completed within ten months from the initial notice to proceed.