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PROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS Cont...
Bandon,
Oregon to Fort Jones, California This
284-mile fiber optic cable project provided a portion of the terrestrial
connection for TPC-5 between the Bandon, Oregon cable station and
the Point Arena station in California. The TPC-5 fiber optic ring
provides loop service in the
Pacific Ocean connection
the United States with Japan. The entire terrestrial connection
encompassed approximately 600 miles.
Juneau and Whittier,
Alaska; Anchorage to Fairbanks Fiber Optic Cable Project
The purpose of this study was to
identify alternative sea cable landing sites at Juneau and Whittier,
Alaska and options for connecting fiber optic cable to backbone
systems. Backbone connections considered alternative cable routes
between Seward and Anchorage, Whittier and Anchorage and the 360-mile
segment between Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Thompson Falls, Montana
to Port of Piegan, Alberta, Canada Fiber Optic Cable Project
This project provided for the installation
of new fiber-optic cable connecting the domestic network with the
international network in Canada. Work tasks included the design
of 235-miles of fiber-optic cable, environmental field studies and
permitting, right-of-way services, construction compliance
 inspection,
and preparation of geo-referenced record drawings. Field design
of the planned running line was accomplished using GPS technology.
Many sensitive cultural and environmental issues were addressed,
due to the project's alignment running through the Black feet Indian
Reservation, Glacier National Park, and across the Rocky Mountain
Range.
Seward to Anchorage,
Alaska Fiber Optic Cable Project
New construction to place direct
buried fiber optic cable by railplow techniques required compliance
inspection services which were provided for this 120 miles project
along the Alaskan Railroad right-of-way between Seward and Anchorage,
Alaska. The work included inspection and as-built recording of cable
installation, bridge attachments, and track bore crossings. Some
redesign work was also provided.
Colvos Passage Submarine
Cable Crossing, Vashon Island, Washington
This project provided for the installation
of nearly 8,000 feet of sub aqueous cable crossing Colvos Passage
in Puget Sound between Vashon Island and Olalla, Washington. This
saltwater crossing encroached upon sensitive eel grass beds and
other environmentally protected areas in the shallow waters near
the edge while channel depths approached 500 feet.
Blaine to Everett, Washington
Fiber Optic Cable Project
State Highway 9 was the primary right-of-way
used to provide three 2-inch conduits and fiber optic cable to connect
the domestic network with international systems in Canada. This
120-mile project included several river crossings in western Washington
and an international border crossing at Blaine, Washington. The
project required close coordination with State highway officials,
local agencies, The International Boundary Commission, and BC Tel
for connecting to the Canadian system. Due to restricted physical
right-of-way and wetlands much of the construction was by trench
and bore methods.
Seattle to Everett to
Yakima, Washington Fiber Optic Cable Project
This 190-mile project provided a critical connection to the national
backbone system. Right-of-way was secured by the purchase of abandoned
railroad right-of-way across the Cascade mountain range and an exchange
of properties to access State Parks recreational corridors. State
wildlife recreation areas, U.S. Forest Services, State Department
of Natural Resource Lands, private property and public roadway right-of-ways
were used in the construction of this fiber optic cable facility.
Much of the construction was by plowing methods. The work also included
several major river crossings, installations in four rock tunnels,
one of which was 2 ½ miles long, and considerable rock excavation.
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