Ripple Fiber crews back on site; contractor targeting about 750 feet per day

Ricky, a city public works staff member, said Ripple Fiber crews resumed steady work after a short delay and the contractor is now operating two crews — one handling aerial work and one assigned to underground installations — with a target of about “750 feet per day.”

The report noted a crew had left the project for a week, which slowed progress, but a second crew was brought in and both are now working. “They had a a crew that kinda left, so they took about a week to get a second crew out, and now they have 2 crews working, 1 doing aerial, 1 doing underground work, and their target is about 750 feet per day,” Ricky said.

Ricky said crews have largely completed work through the Dolphin area and will next focus on Canal and adjacent side streets. He also reported a utility coordination meeting with local utilities, including Grace Harbor PUD and Coast, to address locate requests and the increased workload the project is generating.

The update did not include a firm completion date for the overall Ripple Fiber installation or a revised project timeline beyond the contractor’s daily footage target. The committee had no substantive follow-up questions during the update and moved on to other agenda items.