The Tampa suburb of Hillsborough County, Fla., said it may allow ...
The Tampa suburb of Hillsborough County, Fla., said it may allow Verizon to resume work next week on a fiber network upgrade project that was halted Nov. 16 because the contractors were breaking too many underground water and sewer…
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lines. Verizon and the county public works department have been working since then on measures to better locate and protect underground lines. Verizon contractors since Aug. were involved in nearly 200 incidents of underground facility damage, more than one per day. The halt affected projects that required new excavations. Work involving preexisting conduits and completed excavations was allowed to continue. The remedies may involve having Verizon and county supervisors present when contractors excavate, and preliminary hand- digging in work areas to precisely pinpoint the location of underground facilities. The work in the Tampa area is part of a statewide Verizon fiber network upgrading project.