Virginia State Police Communication Tower Sites

T&L has provided professional engineering services to the Virginia State Police for the design, permitting, bidding and construction of communication tower sites throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Each facility is similar in design to the existing Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS) tower sites but adapted to new site specific conditions in order to enhance the current STARS coverage.

Tower sites include:
 

• Dominion Power Hydro Electric Facility in Bath County
• Potts Mountain in Craig County
• Rawley Springs in Rockingham County
• Dumfries Scales in Prince William County
• VSP Driver Training Facility in Nottoway County
• Communication Site Bergton
• VDOT Facility in Amelia County
• I-77 Welcome Center in Carroll County
• Buck Knob in Wise County
• Big Walker Mountain in Bland County
• Eagle Rock site in Botetourt County.
   
  Specific engineering services included:
   
• Site Inspection – Includes tower type, size and capacity, and project schedule
• Topographic Survey 
• Photo Simulations/Balloon Test
• Site Development Plans
  *Site improvements, existing equipment & structures locations, & preliminary site plans
  *Geotechnical Borings and Report
  *Phase I Environmental Assessment
  *NEPA Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Screening Checklist
• Final Construction Documents
• Bidding Assistance
• Construction Contract Administration Services
• Final Site Inspection

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Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority

T&L was selected by the Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority (RVBA) in 2014 for Phase I and Phase II Fiber Optic Network design, including permitting and easement work throughout Roanoke County and the Cities of Salem & Roanoke, Virginia.

Highlights of the Phase I project included:

• RVBA Phase I (NTP = 7/13/15; Completed 8/19/16) (Total Construction Cost = $4.1 Million)
• Outside Plant (OSP) design & permitting
• Designed 49 miles of buried 144 count fiber in 4-way Future Path conduit
• Prepared network fiber utilization map and splicing diagrams
• Designed 47 FTTx drops
• Designed 2 miles of aerial 144 count fiber
• Obtained following permits
  *VDOT Land Use Permit (LUP)
  *VMRC stream crossing permits
  *N-S railroad crossing permits
• Provided bidding and construction phase services

Highlights of the Phase II project included:

•   RVBA Phase II (NTP = 2/8/17; Completed 8/21/17) (Total Construction Cost = $2.7 Million)
• Outside Plant (OSP) design and permitting
• 36 miles of buried 144 count fiber in 4-way FuturePath conduit
• Obtained following permits
  *VDOT Land Use Permit (LUP)
  *VMRC stream crossing permits
  *N-S railroad crossing permits
• Provided consultation services associated with 36 miles of buried (bore and microtrenching), aerial, and bridge attachment fiber optic cable installation
• Updated network fiber utilization map and splicing diagrams
• Provided bidding and construction phase services

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Citizens Telephone Cooperative Fiber Design

The professional survey, engineering design, and permitting services of T&L were provided to Citizens Telephone for the implementation of an advanced, open-access fiber optic network that crosses portions of Wythe, Pulaski, Giles, Montgomery, Floyd, Roanoke, and Botetourt Counties in southwest Virginia.
 
The project consisted of the deployment of 186 route miles of fiber along the I-81 Corridor and adjacent routes. Major segments of the project included:

• Wytheville to Exit 150 in Botetourt County;
• Dublin in Pulaski County to Pearisburg in Giles County along Route 100;
• Town of Floyd to Christiansburg in Montgomery County along Route 8; and
• Route 8 in Riner along Childress Road and Tyler Avenue through the City of Radford with a connection to the fiber at Route 11 and Route 114 at Fairlawn.

In total, the project consisted of approximately 159 miles of buried and 27 miles of aerial construction. This project was financed by a National Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and also part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
 
Total Construction Cost was $6.4 Million.

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