Arvig has been awarded grant funding from the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development’s Broadband Line Extension Connection Program to construct last-mile fiber network infrastructure for high-speed internet to 69 unserved locations, according to an Arvig news release.
Arvig was awarded grants totaling $543,244 from the program after submitting successful lowest-cost bids to provide fiber to the locations. Total project funding is $612,244, with Arvig investing $69,000 to cover additional project costs.
The 69 unserved locations consist of seven projects in these areas:
- Rural Callaway along 260th Avenue
- Along State Highway 210 east of Henning in Otter Tail County
- Rural Rochert, including Cotton Lake and the west side of Height of Land Lake
- Along U.S. Highway 59 and Tee Lake Road south of Detroit Lakes
- Rural Frazee along 360th Avenue
Construction on some projects could begin as soon as May 2024, with work projected to finish by May 2025.
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