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A resolution requesting the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure to change minimum requirements for fiber and communications installations.
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WHEREAS, alternative fiber installation method was approved in Nashville by Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure ("NDOT") and began in 2019; and
WHEREAS, since then, fiber franchisees have been issued thousands of excavation permits to allow them to place fiber in the right-of-way throughout Nashville; and
WHEREAS, this work has resulted in large scale extended disruptions to vehicular and pedestrian access across Nashville during the installation, such as lengthy restorations and temporary repairs left for several months and undefined time lines for final repairs related to nanotrenching and microtrenching; and
WHEREAS, the placement of all new fiber is required to be coordinated with the NDOT Paving Program, to install new lines and relocate existing lines, prior to roads being resurfaced through the NDOT Paving Program. This requirement exists so as to not delay NDOT Paving Program schedules, and to avoid excavating newly paved roads paved for planned fiber deployment. Any excavations in newly paved roads within the last five years will trigger full restoration repairs in accordance with NDOT Instructional Bulletin No. 2022-01; and
WHEREAS, if the requesting franchise has existing aerial infrastructure, microtrenching may be limited or denied; and
WHEREAS, in addition, there must be adequate notification as required Section 13.20.020 of the Metropolitan Code (BL2000-443) by the fiber installer. Additionally, advance approved plans are required to be distributed by the permit requestor to the respective district council representatives; and
WHEREAS, when service disruptions have occurred, a temporary repair may be made with a permit request and final repairs must be made in accordance with the related permit times and restrictions; and
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