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Flight Fiber by Antietam Broadband
Fiber internet is coming to Sykesville!
Antietam Broadband is working to expand their fiber internet network through Carroll County, including in the Town of Sykesville! Work is expected to begin in the Town of Sykesville soon. The Town will be updating this page with any information we receive; however, please reach out to Antietam Broadband at 1-888-573-0004 if you have questions.
Construction Process
Antietam Broadband has a construction process with several steps. At the end of their construction, they will return the rights-of-way to pre-construction conditions. Their process includes utility location, boring, and dropping fiber, and restoration.
Utility Location
Before any construction, the underground utilities must be identified and marked. You may see temporary paint marking or flags in the utility right-of-way on your property. The different colors designate what is underground. Common colors include:
- White: Proposed Construction Route
- Red: Electric
- Yellow: Gas
- Orange: Communication
- Blue: Water
- Green: Sewer
Boring
After the utilities are located, machines are brought in that are designed to pierce the ground at a low angle and create a path for the fiber-optic cable to be buried. This machine causes minimal disturbance at the surface. Once the path is created, a conduit for the fiber-optic cable is pulled through the path.
Fiber Drop
The connection from the fiber-optic cable on the street to your house is called a Fiber Drop. Call Antietam Broadband if you are interested in having your house connected. This is not part of the standard fiber installation in the utility rights-of-way.
Restoration
Once work is done on a utility right-of-way or property, the construction crew will work to restore any disturbances and return the area to pre-construction conditions.
Updates:
11/4/2024 - Below ground work is set to expand to College Road, Autumn Sky Court, Central Avenue, First Avenue, Boulder Drive, Boulder Court, Watkins Drive, Village Road, and Maple Avenue beginning on 11/4/2024.
10/25/2024 - Below ground work is set to expand to College Road, Autumn Sky Court, Windswept Court, Shimmering Run Court, Boulder Drive, Boulder Court, and Watkins Drive. Above ground (on existing utility poles) work is set to being with Sandosky Road, Raincliffe Road, Mellor Avenue, Main Street, Springfield Avenue, Cedar Avenue, Oklahoma Avenue, and Linden Avenue beginning on 10/28/2024
10/18/2024 - Work is set to expand to Brandenburg Circle, Norris Avenue, Patterson Court, Hawkins Street, Beasman Road, Harman Drive, Braemar Court, and Jennifer Way beginning on 10/21/2024
9/27/2024 - Work is set to expand to Obrecht Road, Norris Avenue, Ash Brook Court, Caracara Court, Hawk Ridge Lane, and Harlan Lane beginning 9/30/2024
9/20/2024 - Work will expand to Norris Avenue and Talon Lane beginning 9/23/2024
Work is set to begin on September 16 with conduit placement on Kalorama Road, Jennifer Way, Revere Court, Bunker Hill Court, and Concord Lane.
Sector List:
Please note that these sectors are for work area identification and are not necessarily the order in which work will be completed.
(click here to see the Construction Sectors).
Sector 1: Parkside at Warfield, Raincliffe Community, Village Road, Jeroby Road, Brown Street, Carl Avenue, First Avenue, and parts of Springfield Avenue, Spout Hill Road, and Central Avenue.
Sector 2: Hawk Ridge Lane, Talon Lane, Wimmer Lane, Harlan Lane, Gray Way, Caracara Court, Oak Street, Revere Court, Bunker Hill Court, Concord Lane, Dominique Court, and parts of Obrecht Road, Spout Hill Road, Central Avenue, Second Avenue Kalorama Road, Jennifer Way, Ashbrook Court, and Norris Avenue.
Sector 3: Brandenburg Circle, Beasman Street, Hawkins Street, Patterson Court, Braemar Court, Carter Road, Manor Road, Autumn Sky Court, Windswept Court, Shimmering Run Court, Watkins Drive, Boulder Drive, Boulder Court, Pebble Drive, Schoolhouse Road, Harman Drive, and parts of Norris Avenue, Jennifer Way, Kalorama Road, Ashbrook Court, Oklahoma Avenue, and Second Avenue.
Sector 4: Main Street, Church Street, Norwood Avenue, Sandosky Road, Townhouse Drive, Mellor Avenue, Maple Avenue, College Avenue, College Road, Walnut Avenue, Centre Street, Cedar Avenue, Linden Avenue, Wilson Avenue, Conoway Lane, and parts of Spout Hill Road, Springfield Avenue, and Oklahoma Avenue.
Construction Plans
Overhead installation (using existing utility poles) is noted in blue, and underground installation (through directional boring) is noted in red. Please note that no open cuts in the roadways are anticipated.
For easy use, please find your Construction Sector using the map and list above. The plans are split between sectors, and the number on the Construction Sector map corresponds to the page number in the lower right on the Construction Plans.
