The proposed project will build redundant loops of fiber in five counties across the Southern Tier utilizing nine diverse routes. These routes will close existing vulnerabilities in the STN fiber backbone. The nine routes are as follows: BOCES Building 11 &; 1.461 miles of aerial BOCES Building 4 &; 1.358 miles of underground Chemung St. to Lattibrook Rd &; 2.2 miles of aerial Elmira to Jerusalem Hill Rd &; 4.6 miles of aerial Rt. 427; CR. 60 to connect at state boarder in Waverly, NY &; 16.5 miles of aerial Ithaca to Watkins Glen; 32.3 miles of aerial ring Schuyler redundant. Branchport to Pulteney &; 13.3 miles of aerial &; 5 miles into Yates County, paid for with EDA funds. Perkinsville Diversity - 4.7 miles of aerial Ithaca to Guthrie clinic &; 7.1 miles of aerial redundancy for Guthrie. The activities will include STN to work with their consultant telecom company to design and then contract with local builders to build the network as described. The Issue: critical infrastructure to areas that currently do not have access to reliable high-speed broadband. The Expected Outcome: a less vulnerable middle mile broadband network adding 83.5 miles of middle mile fiber.