Manitoba, Canada
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Bringing Fiber Home
Manitoba Inter-Connect Program
How large-scale fiber deployment expanded reliable high-speed connectivity to homes and businesses across Manitoba.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Connecting Alaska to the Mainland
HAINES JUNCTION
How a 300 km fiber route along the Alaska Highway gave Alaska its first redundant connection to the mainland U.S.
Project
ALCAN
Time Span
2019
Service Components
Long-Haul Fiber Construction
Project Management
Community Relationships
Goals
Alaska’s fiber connection to the lower 48 depended entirely on a single subsea route. Its location left the connection exposed to marine activity, vessel traffic, accidental damage, deliberate interference, and significant outages, while maintenance was difficult and costly.
The project set out to address that vulnerability by constructing a 300 km buried fiber. The terrestrial connection would provide a more secure and maintainable alternative, improve the reliability of access to essential services, and strengthen northern communications infrastructure for future network and satellite-related development.
The Landscape
The Landscape
Location:
Alaskan Border → Haines Junction, YT
Terrain:
Water Crossings, Bridge Attachments, Rock, Short season
Access:
Remote
Challenges
Constructing a 300 km long-haul fiber route through the remote Alaska Highway corridor presented logistical, seasonal, and regulatory challenges.
Crew accommodations were limited, requiring ROHL to carefully coordinate resources while working with local suppliers and communities. Lengthy and complex YESAB permitting process required careful sequencing to maintain progress. The crew encountered rocky terrain, as well as steep slopes and multiple bridge crossings.
01
Remote Logistics
02
Short Build Season
03
Complex Permitting
04
Challenging Terrain
Solutions
A dedicated camp to kept crews close to the work. Local resources and knowledge helped crews navigate the rocky terrain, supported by specialized equipment including rock saws for trenching and directional drilling for river and bridge crossings.
ROHL established field connectivity that allowed crews to submit daily reports and production data despite the region’s limited infrastructure. This gave the project team timely information to keep work progressing.
01
Dedicated Camps
02
Local Resource Coordination
03
Specialized Equipment
04
Field-Driven Production Management
THE IMPACT
The completed route created a secure, high-capacity terrestrial connection between Alaska and the contiguous United States.
This reduced reliance on aging subsea infrastructure and improved reliability for businesses, governments, and communities. ROHL completed the 300 km build in just five months.
300
KM OF NEW FIBER
5
MONTH BUILD
TIMELINE
From Survey to Handover
01
Route Survey
2018
Surveyed the proposed route.
02
Design + Permits
2018–2019
Advanced permitting and design through the winter.
03
Construction
2019
Completed construction along the route.
04
Handover
2019
Completed fiber splicing and handed over the finished route.
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