SiFi Projected 3-Week Schedule of Streets

Last Updated July 29, 2022
Posted on: July 29, 2022 - 2:19pm

East Hartford, CT - The East Hartford Fiber City has begun installing infrastructure across town, which is a major step in laying fiber and bringing super fast internet to East Hartford. As of July 14, 2022, East Hartford Fiber City has completed work on Greenbriar Road, Greenwood Street, Greenhurst Lane, Barbara Drive, Deborah Drive, intersection of Sandra Drive and Forbes St., Margery Drive, Naomi Drive, Butternut Drive, Janet Drive, Judy Drive 

East Hartford Fiber City be working on the following streets through August 25, 2022.

  • Brentmoore Road
  • Donna Lane
  • Holland Lane
  • Holland Drive
  • Milwood Drive
  • Birchwood Road
  • Knollwood Road
  • Balsam Road
  • Wildflower Road
  • Briarwood Lane
  • Bluefield Drive
  • Clover Lane
  • Penny Drive
  • Wentworth Drive
  • Berkeley Lane
  • Manning Lane
  • Noridge Drive
  • Rolling Meadow Drive
  • Hilltop Farms Lane
  • Hartz Lane

It has come to the Town’s attention that a few residents have been approached by individuals indicating that they represent Frontier or Verizon and that they are signing up residents to the “Town’s Fiber Internet service”. Please be advised that Frontier and Verizon fiber projects are not at all a part of the fiber optic network being installed by SiFi Networks (SiFi) in collaboration with the Town of East Hartford. 

One major advantage of the SiFi/Town system is that it will be installed underground – not hung on utility poles. SiFi is currently laying the conduit for the system, which looks like this (the orange wire is a tracer):

SIFI

Once the conduit is laid and connected to handholes/equipment, SiFi will “blow in” the fiber optic lines that convey the data. The fiber lines are routed to data centers that allow internet service providers to make connections with the internet.  When service is requested, and not before, the fiber optic lines are extended to homes and businesses.

SiFi is permitted to use the Town’s right-of-way (ROW) to extend the system throughout the entire Town. The Town’s ROW is typically (but not always) located on the house side of the sidewalk. The actual location will vary depending on the address.  For example, in most traditional subdivisions, the ROW line is 10 feet outside of the curb on the road – meaning that a 10 foot wide strip of grass (or grass & sidewalk) are located in the Town’s ROW.  SiFi is permitted to install system conduit anywhere in the Town ROW, including under the road pavement and in the grass areas outside of the pavement.