Weston to Cotter optic fibre project (ACTEW)
Part of the needs of the Bulk Water Alliance was a high speed communications circuit to support the remote major construction sites. Ecowise Services was contracted to design, supply and install the fibre optic circuit.
Project fundamentals were:
- Route from the Cotter pumping station to Canberra’s urban perimeter (Weston);
- Approx 7kms of 12 core self supporting optic fibre cable;
- Installation of the fibre onto existing 22kV powerline poles;
- Complete design review of the existing (1940’s vintage) 22kV powerline poles for structural adequacy for the new fibre cable (to the satisfaction of powerline owner ActewAGL);
- Reliable achievement of designer’s stringing tensions as per the stringing tables;
- All fibre splicing at the end-points plus 2 extra connection points (droppers) along the way;
- Most of the works undertaken with the powerline alive;
- Use of in-house ESI Lineworkers.
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Ecowise Services was engaged to undertake early assembly and refinement of the major prototype building blocks, including most of the elements of internal fitout (ie trunk data circuits, all power elements, container interconnection and UPS/Rack final mounting).
