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April 2024 Fiber Construction Update<\/h2>\n

EMPOWER continues to aggressively build out our fiber network across the service area and our high-speed service is now available to nearly 10,000 homes and businesses with over 5,300 of those locations taking advantage of this terrific service. At the end of this three-year project, we will have over 3,500 miles of fiber cable installed across portions of six counties, bringing access to over 35,000 customers in Southside Virginia; thanks to our partners in the Regional Broadband Expansion Project. As we continue to connect subscribers daily across portions of Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Mecklenburg, and Pittsylvania counties, please check back regularly for updates to this schedule.<\/p>\n

In addition to the areas listed below as Current Construction Projects, service is available to many homes and businesses in areas already completed. To check the eligibility of your address, please go to our website, the Empower Broadband Website<\/a>\u00a0and click \u201cCheck Availability\u201d. Our registration process will guide you through completing an application if service is currently available, or it will register your interest for a future build.<\/p>\n

You can also view the EMPOWER Eligibility Map to see if your address is included in the three-year Regional Broadband Expansion Project. This map is color coded and will show you which phase (year) of the project that your address is planned. As we begin working in new areas, those will be added to the list below to keep you updated on which part of the Construction Project and Phase we are in.<\/p>\n

Please note: There are six basic steps in the construction process. Once we begin working in your area, please allow approximately six months for total completion. This timeline is contingent upon weather, permit approvals and the availability of materials.<\/p>\n

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Area Description <\/td>Status<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Brunswick County<\/th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Brandi Circle off Gasburg Road<\/td>Unable to get Easement Approval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poythress Road off Gasburg Road<\/td>Unable to get Easement Approval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birdsong Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benton\/Hell's Island Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huckstep (west end)<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robinson Ferry\/Gasburg<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pigeon Path<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elam Rd<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wray Rd\/Evans Creek Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brodnax Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Charlotte County<\/th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Shelton Hall Rd, Tates Mill Rd, Rocky Rd to 92<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hwy 15 South to Laconia Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carrington Rd, Rutledge Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitlow Rd, Jones Store Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laconia Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kings Hwy to Fort Mitchell<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moody Creek\/Jackson Vaughan<\/td>Drop Splicing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cargill's Creek<\/td>Home Insalls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tobacco Hill Rd and Horse Horn<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hebron Church Rd<\/td>Drop Splicing\/Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deupress Store Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kings Cross Rd<\/td>Drop Splicing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Greensville County<\/th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Chapman's Ford Rd\/Greenleaf Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brink Rd\/Macedonia Rd\/Doyles Lake\/Quarry Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Independence Church Rd\/Ruby Trl\/Bowen Rd\/Doyles Lake<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n
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Halifax County<\/th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
VATI Extension, East Hitesburg Church Rd, Red Bank Rd, Rice School Rd, Wise Loftis Rd, Rip Rap Rd, John Puryear Trail, Wilborn Rd, North Fork Church Rd<\/td>Drop Splicing\/Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hodges Street off Howard P Anderson<\/td>Awaiting Railroad Crossing Permit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leighwood Trl and Sweeney Trail<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chestnut Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hwy 501 Bannister River to Murphy Grove<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Murphy Grove Rd to Younger's Store<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beulah Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easley Hill Trail<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ridgeway Rd\/Adams Trl\/Pitt Trl<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farmer Trail\/McNear Trail<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Logan Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buffalo Rd<\/td>Drop Splicing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bull Creek Rd<\/td>Drop Splicing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock Barn Rd<\/td>Drop Splicing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cody Rd\/Golden Leaf Rd\/Tobacco Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Runaway Rd\/Beale's Lane<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newbill School Rd to Difficult Creek<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sandy Ridge Rd S of Cherry Creek<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mulberry Rd\/Felix Rd<\/td>Drop Splicing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asbury Church Rd\/Jones Trl<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thompson Store Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty Rd\/Chisolm Trail\/Beaver Pond<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waller Rd\/Pumping Hill\/Felix Rd<\/td>Splicing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hog Wallow\/Clarkton Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brad Smith Trl<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ramble Rd\/South Nichols Ferry Trail\/Arrington Trl<\/td>Drop Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harmony Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hwy 58\/Alphonse Dairy<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson Memorial Trail<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Mecklenburg County<\/th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Miles Creek Rd, Skyline Rd, Pack Rd, Deer Run Rd, Wagon Wheel Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anchor Cove<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Tammany<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckhead and Hawks Nest<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cannon's Ferry & Cliffs on Roanoke<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
River Road<\/td>Make Ready<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gordon Lake Rd<\/td>Drop Splicing\/Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Landfill Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red Gate Rd, Baskerville Rd, Bowers Rd, Busy Bee Rd, Gordon Lake Rd, Camp Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merrymount, Granite Hall<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trottingridge Rd\/Bluestone Creek Rd<\/td>Drop Construction\/Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dairy Farrm Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brankley Rd\/Philbeck Crossroads<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Hope Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hwy 49 to Trottinridge Rd\/Jones Rd<\/td>Drop Splicing\/Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hwy 49 towards Chase City<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hwy 49 to Wilbourne Rd<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hwy 15 to Bluestone Bridge<\/td>Drop Construction\/Splicing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakefront Drive\/Mooresville Road<\/td>Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Island Creek\/Ponderosa Ln<\/td>Drop Construction\/Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cuscowilla to Phyllis Rd<\/td>Drop Construction\/Splicing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Route 4 to Allen Creek<\/td>Drop Construction\/Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clarksville Substation to Island Creek Substation<\/td>Drop Construction\/Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hwy 15\/Noblin Farm Rd to Shiney Rock Rd<\/td>Drop Construction\/Home Installs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palmer Springs\/Buggs Island Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alexander Ferry Rd\/Mineral Springs Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hinton Mill Rd\/Smith Creek Dr<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Airport Rd\/Brickfield Rd<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hwy 1\/Dixie Bridge<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Go Cart Lane\/Wilson Rd\/Tannerstown Rd\/Forksville<\/td>Mainline Construction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Please note that the above descriptions are general areas and may not cover entire roads or areas. The descriptions generally list the route the fiber is installed. Please “Check Availability” at the Empower Broadband Website<\/a>\u00a0to verify eligibility.**<\/p>\n

We will continue to send updates on the status of our fiber construction. Hang in there while we bring you the best of the best \u2026 fiber! We appreciate your patience and support.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions regarding projects, our crews, or anything related to EMPOWER\u2019s services, please contact us at 1-833-RURALBB (1(833) 787-2522<\/a>), \u00a0434-636-2274, or by Contacting Us<\/a>. You can always stay up to date with our progress by visiting the Empower Broadband Website<\/a>\u00a0or follow us on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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