Arvig will begin construction this spring on an upgrade project to bring last-mile fiber connectivity to 446 structures in eight Minnesota counties.
Arvig was recently awarded grants totaling $3.4 million from the state’s Broadband Line Extension program after submitting successful lowest-cost bids to serve the locations. Arvig will invest another $442,000 to cover the remaining project costs, bringing the grand total of the project to $3.87 million. Upon completion later this year, 104.3 route miles of new fiber infrastructure will have been constructed.
The locations and number of structures to be served are:
- Becker County: 71 structures
- Clay County: 14 structures
- Kandiyohi County: 37 structures
- Lyon County: 7 structures
- Mower County: 20 structures
- Stearns County: 1 structure
- Todd County: 277 structures
- Yellow Medicine County: 19 structures
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