While we’re talking about traffic and bridges and all of that, here’s one more update…
One southbound lane of 15th Avenue NE will be closed at several locations between NE 107th Street and NE 140th Street, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., from Monday, May 10 to Wednesday, May 12.
A contractor plans to install fiber optics at nine vaults along 15th Ave NE, working at three sites at a time. Drivers should plan on congestion and allow extra time for their trips while this work is underway.
I actually talked to the contractor about this one because I see fiber optics and my eyes light up. Unfortunately it doesn’t sound like this has anything do with fiber to the home Internet connections for people near 15th Ave NE. Instead, this is preventative maintenance having to do with the bridge work further south. Lines have to be re-routed due to that work to prevent an interruption in service. Also, I might very well be the only person who thought of that but oh well.
Qwest/contractor crews have been all around the neighborhood for the past few months. When I saw them the first time, I asked them what they were up to, and they said they were laying conduit for new fiber service. They didn’t know the time frame for service.
Good to know. This wasn’t for Qwest but whatever gets me faster, cheaper Internet is fine by me…