‘Dig-Once’ Street Plan Proposed Again
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to bring to fruition a concept known as “dig once.” What it basically says is that when a city decides to dig up a street for repairs or construction, it should take that opportunity to lay down an extra pipe that can carry high-speed fiber optic cables or other broadband conduits. Doing so prevents having to dig up the same street multiple times whenever another company wants to lay down new...