Savage East
Glendale North Construction Updates

Fiber construction projects typically happen in the following order but may vary slightly.

1. Site Preparation.  Before construction begins, crews will mark utility lines in the area using paint and flags. Please do not remove flags or paint markings. Homeowners are responsible for marking any private underground systems, such as sprinkler lines or invisible fences.
2. Mainline Construction.  The main fiber line is placed in either the public right-of way or alley and then fiber pulled through.    
3. Drop Construction.  Fiber is extended from the main line to individual homes. This step involves burying a line, or “drop”, and pulling fiber through to each address.
4. Splicing.  Fiber cables are joined together through a process called splicing and then tested to confirm the connection is strong and reliable. This step is done on both the mainline and the line going to each home.
5. Installation.  Once a neighborhood is fiber-ready, current customers and new customers that signed up for service will be contacted about the installation of their new fiber internet service.

Construction may cause minor disruption to your yard or landscaping. Crews will restore any impacted areas following construction.

Savage, MN 55378 Updates (East Glendale North)

04/23/2025

GLE1
Great news! This area is ready for fiber! New customers that signed up for fiber will be contacted for installation and current customers will be contacted to migrate to fiber.

GLE2
Great news! This area is ready for fiber! New customers that signed up for fiber will be contacted for installation and current customers will be contacted to migrate to fiber.

GLE3 
Splicing is in progress.

GLE4
Great news! This area is ready for fiber! New customers that signed up for fiber will be contacted for installation and current customers will be contacted to migrate to fiber.

02/04/2025

GLE1
The estimated date for this area to be fiber-ready is February, after which fiber installations will be on-going. Completion dates may vary.  Watch here for more details.  

GLE2
The estimated date for this area to be fiber-ready is February, after which fiber installations will be on-going. Completion dates may vary.  Watch here for more details.  

GLE3 
Due to winter weather, fiber construction is temporarily paused. Work will resume in the spring.  The estimated date for this area to be fiber-ready is 2025, after which fiber installations will be on-going. Completion dates may vary.  Watch here for more details.

GLE4
Due to winter weather, fiber construction is temporarily paused. Work will resume in the spring.  The estimated date for this area to be fiber-ready is 2025, after which fiber installations will be on-going. Completion dates may vary.  Watch here for more details.

12/31/2024

GLE1: Drops are in progress. Mainline splicing and testing are completed. 

GLE2: Drops are complete. Splicing is in progress. 

GLE3: Drops are in progress. Splicing will begin soon. 

GLE4: Drops are in progress. Splicing will begin soon.

The estimated date for this area to be fiber-ready is January, after which fiber installations will be on-going. Completion dates may vary.  Watch here for more details.  

12/17/2024

GLE1: Drops are in progress. Mainline splicing and testing is completed. 

GLE2: Drops are complete. Splicing is in progress. 

GLE3: Drops are in progress. Splicing will begin soon. 

GLE4: Drops are in progress. Splicing will begin soon.

The estimated completion date for this area is December but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

12/10/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE1, GLE2, and GLE4.

Splice testing is in progress in GLE1. Splicing is in progress in GLE2 and GLE3.

The estimated completion date for this area is December but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

12/03/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE1, GLE2, GLE3 and GLE4.

Splice testing is in progress in GLE1. Splicing is in progress in GLE4. Splicing will begin in GLE2 soon. 

Cable pulling is complete in GLE1 and GLE2. Will begin in GLE3 and GLE4 soon.

The estimated completion date for this area is December but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

11/26/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Splicing is in progress in GLE1 and will begin in GLE2 soon.

The estimated completion date for this area is December but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

11/19/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE 1 and 2. 

Splicing is in progress in GLE1. 

Cable pulling is in progress in GLE2 and GLE3.

The estimated completion date for this area is November but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

11/12/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE 1, 2 and 4. 

Splicing is in progress in GLE1. 

The estimated completion date for this area is November but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

11/05/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE 1, 2 and 4. 

Splicing is in progress in GLE1. 

The estimated completion date for this area is October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

10/29/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE 1, 3 and 4. Drops are completed in GLE2. 

Splicing is in progress in GLE1. 

The estimated completion date for this area is October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

10/22/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE 1, 2, 3 and 4. 

Splicing is in progress in GLE1. 

The estimated completion date for this area is October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

10/15/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE 1, 2 and 4. 

Splicing will begin the end of this week. 

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

10/08/2024

Drops are in progress in GLE 1, 2 and 4. 

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

10/01/2024

Drops are occurring in cul-de-sacs in GLE2 and GLE1. 162 drops have been placed in Glendale East.

Splicing is occurring in GLE1, 2 and 3.

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

09/24/2024

Drops are occurring in cul-de-sacs in GLE2 as well as GLE3. GLE4 is up next for drops. 

Splicing is occurring in GLE1, 2 and 3.

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

09/17/2024

Glendale SE1 is done with mainline – doing final restoration. SE2 is up next for mainline construction. 

SE3 – finishing up mainline. 

SE4 – finishing up mainline.

Splicing will begin soon. 

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

09/10/2024

Construction is complete. Drops are in progress. 

98 drops are done in GLE2 and drops are ongoing in GLE1. Cable pulling is also occurring in GLE1. 

Splicing is almost complete in GLE3.

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

09/03/2024

Construction is complete. Drops are in progress. 

Construction is done along the bike path in Glendale northeast. 

Drops are completed in two cul-de-sacs in GLE1 and then the crew will move on to GLE2. 92 drops have been done in Glendale North. 

Splicing in SE3 will be complete this week. 

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary. Check back here for updates. 

08/27/2024

Construction is complete. Drops are in progress. 

Splicing in SA3 is in progress. 

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary due to circumstances out of Nuvera’s control.

08/20/2024

Splicing is in progress in D3.  

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary due to circumstances out of Nuvera’s control.

08/13/2024

Construction is complete. 

Splicing is complete in D1 and almost complete in D2. Splicing is in progress in D3.

Drops are in progress in cul-de-sacs in D1. 

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary due to circumstances out of Nuvera’s control.

08/06/2024

Drops to customer homes are complete and restoration of lawns are in progress. 

Splicing is complete in D1 and in progress in D2.

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October but may vary due to circumstances out of Nuvera’s control.

07/30/2024

Drops to customer homes and restoration of lawns are in progress. 

Splicing is in progress in D1 and D2.

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October, but may vary due to circumstances out of Nuvera’s control.

07/23/2024

Drops to customer homes and restoration of lawns are in progress. 

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October, but may vary due to circumstances out of Nuvera’s control.

7/16/2024

Drops to customer homes are in progress.  Current and new customers are contacted by mailers or door tags directly at your home before we start digging.   The Nuvera team places the fiber optic cable from the pedestal up to the Network Interface Device, or NID, attached to the outside of your home. The crew then installs what’s known as a Fiber Optic Network Terminal, or O N T, inside your home. This is the heart of your new fiber internet connection, linking directly to the fiber in the NID outside.

Splicing and testing fiber are also in progress.  You may see a Nuvera splicing trailer in your neighborhood. Our team will fuse the individual fibers that will eventually connect to your home or business. Then we test the speed of light as it passes through the fiber to make sure your connection is GIG-fast.

The estimated completion date for this area is September – October, but may vary due to circumstances out of Nuvera’s control.