Agency Milestone Date of 03/22/2026 for Section 106 consultation concluded (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Cooperating under NEPA
Iowa
Nebraska
Milestones:
All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
06/22/2026
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Broadband
CATEGORY
Project Category
FAST-41 Covered Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Section 408
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of Defense, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory
Description:
The project will construct a multi-conduit, underground Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) system, more than two hundred thirty-five (235) total miles, which will connect every household and business within the Winnebago Reservation. Eight hundred eighty-six (886) households and 46 businesses and organizations will have access to fiber bringing high-quality internet capability, including medical facilities and schools. The fiber-optic installation alignment is generally located on the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Reservation, which spans approximately 120,000 acres and is situated primarily in a rural area in the northern half of Thurston County in northeast Nebraska, 20 miles south of Sioux City, Iowa, and 80 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska. U.S. highways 75 and 77 join in the east-central area of the reservation, near the community of Winnebago. A small portion of the reservation is located directly east of the Missouri River west of Interstate 29 in Woodbury County, Iowa.