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LUMOS fiber installation — Klerner Lane, Rainbow Drive, Mt. Tabor Road areas

Description

LUMOS wants an encroachment permit to bore fiber across the Klerner Lane area plus a cabinet permit, but the board held the request until next week over restoration and notification concerns.

Impact summary

If approved, crews would bore fiber through the area over about a month, with construction support staff on hand and yard signs and door hangers notifying residents.

Applicant

Name: Timothy Phillips, LUMOS
Address: Cabinet proposed across from 3810 Klerner Lane

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Board of Public Works & Safety

Tabled3–0, unanimous

Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jul 14, 2026Tabled 3–0

Board of Public Works & Safety - Jul 14, 2026

LUMOS wants an encroachment permit to bore fiber across the Klerner Lane area plus a cabinet permit, but the board held the request until next week over restoration and notification concerns.

Related issues (1)

Downtown fiber optic expansion

AT&T is replacing copper with fiber across downtown New Albany, running new aerial and underground lines through alleys and along decorated Main Street. The board secured commitments on restoration standards and a post-festival start date.

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