HDD hopes to drill under river this summer
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Cliff Williams / The Tribune HDD is planning to drill under the Tallapoosa River in Tallassee to allow its sister company HDD Broadband move its fiber network cabling from the old bridge. HDD hopes other utilities will also take advantage of the encasement it will install under the river.

HDD Broadband wants to be ready for the future.

Currently the small Tallassee based internet service provider has a fiber network in much of Tallassee and parts of western Elmore County. It also has fiber in East Tallassee thanks to a line stretched over the Tallapoosa River on the old bridge. But HDD’s Larry Rogers wants to ensure those in East Tallassee and beyond have even more reliable service by moving the line under the river. Now Rogers and HDD are working through the permitting process with Alabama Power.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. He may be reached via email at cliff.williams@alexcityoutlook.com.