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Levens B4RN broadband - The routes & route progress
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Route construction status
As of 10th May there are 36 households connected to B4RN in Levens. Will you be next?
| Route # | Construction status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Largely complete | |
| 1 | Largely complete | Five connections at Levens Hall are now ready for fibre splicing, and there should be a handful in the Beathwaite Close connected shortly. |
| 2 | In progress | Build is largely complete, except for a few spurs where road closures are needed. House kits are being rolled out. Core and house fibre blowing is not far off now. |
| 3 | Core about to go live! Spurs in progress | Contractor has laid conduit in road/along verges and 16mm route for the core fibre along Church Road completed 16th April. Fibre blowing to individual properties partly done and progressing well. Core ('non-spurs') Church Road properties expected to go live in May after the unexpected short dig to bypass a blocked BT duct. Spurs – Nelson Square, Private Road, Stonelands [BT ducts]) – to follow in ~late May if all goes to plan. |
| 4 | Standby | 'In planning' – routes continue to be agreed down Force Lane and around the Strickland Arms area. Some householders and landowners consulted. |
| 5 | Recently gone live! | All houses now have conduit to the house and the last few house kits have been fitted. Over 50% of properties now have fibre blown and are able to take a connection. |
| 6 | About to go live! | Levens Lane - B4RN have now laid conduit in road/pavement for entire route. Fibre blowing along route and to individual properties to follow in ~late May |
| 7 | Standby | Many householders consulted and ducting supplied. Meadow Wood initial survey undertaken. |
| 8 | Standby | Route planning to be agreed with B4RN and consultation with householders progresses. Road closures on Underhill confirmed for 17th May – 4th June with preliminary work confirmed from 7th – 14th May |
| 9 | In progress | Householder consultations continue. On Lowgate almost all ducting installed from property to road. Eight house kits to The Green have been issued to date. B4RN expect to move to Lowgate after completing work for routes 3 and 6 with roadworks scheduled for 7–18th June (temporary traffic lights only). |
Route descriptions and coordinators
| Route # | Description | Coordinator |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Immediately NE of the cabinet around the institute | Laurence Ormerod |
| 1 | Levens Hall to north of the village down to cabinet | Laurence Ormerod |
| 2 | Hutton Lane, Cinderbarrow, and Whinthwaite | Steve Bavin |
| Lord's Plain, Gilpin Bridge, and Foulshaw | Kevin Holmes | |
| 3 | Church Road and Causeway End | Jacob Deane |
| 4 | Hyning, Heaves, and Force Lane | Simon Doddrell |
| 5 | Start of Levens Lane, and Greengate (backing onto the field) | John Wood & Guy Paton |
| 6 | Most of Greengate, Vicarage Road, some of Main Street, and most of Levens Lane | John Wood & Guy Paton |
| 7 | Greengate Crescent | Guy Paton |
| Meadow Wood | Jacob Deane | |
| Oakwood Close, and Beathwaite Close | Laurence Ormerod | |
| 8 | Underhill West to Old Road | Hugh Connor & Dave Rogerson |
| Whitbarrow Grove | Dave Rogerson | |
| 9 | East Lowgate and The Green | John Watson |
| West Lowgate and Nethercroft | Dave Rogerson |
