In partnership with Clark County, Comcast plans to start construction on September 2, 2024, to expand the availability of its high-speed Internet services in an area of the county that lies northeast of Battle Ground Lake. Comcast will construct the infrastructure to make its fast and reliable fiber-rich Xfinity network available to hundreds of rural Clark County homes and businesses, including its full suite of services, like multi-gig broadband speeds for residential customers and up to 100 Gbps for business customers.
Some Clark County homes and businesses will start receiving access to Comcast service as early as this winter. With construction expected to continue through the summer of 2025, Comcast is committed to ensuring that all of the more than 500 homes and businesses in the project area will have the foundational next-generation network in place to introduce new multi-gigabit Internet options.
Comcast has created an online resource for local residents seeking information about the network construction in their neighborhood, including answers to frequently asked questions and product and service details, at: https://washington.comcast.com/network-expansion/.
Residents can expect to see construction in Clark County Northeast of Battle Ground Lake starting around NE 194th Ave. Crews will be working Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Signs will be posted indicating work areas. Temporary road closures or detours may be required, and parking may be restricted in construction zones. Access to properties will be maintained as much as possible during construction. Residents will be notified by the construction contractor, Connecta-Tech, at least 10 days in advance of any temporary restrictions or road closures.
A partnership between Comcast and Clark County, this project is part of the effort to facilitate the expansion of broadband infrastructure to underserved areas. The $5.21 million high-speed internet expansion project is being funded as a public-private partnership between Comcast and Clark County, with the county contributing $3.65 million of federal funding allocated through the American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA. The project aligns with the council policy goal to expand access to high-speed internet throughout the county.
As indicated in a Clark County Council news release last month, Clark County Council Chair Gary Medvigy said: “This public – private partnership is years in the works, and I am gratified to finally see it move forward. The county council initiated this project on our own in advance of other state and federal initiatives. This project will add more than 500 high speed connections into an area underserved in our rural unincorporated area. It is just the beginning as the process for much larger grants are in progress to address other underserved areas.”
For more information about Clark County’s broadband expansion initiative, please visit the Clark County Broadband Program. Information about Comcast’s broadband investments and expansion in rural Clark County is available on the Comcast Network Expansion page.
