[Stronsaylimpet] Broadband restoration - update Fri 17 Apr

[Limpet editor]

/From Stronsay Development Trust on Facebook:/
Update from Robbie McGhee, who is Deputy Director, Digital Connectivity 
at Scottish Government. He's been really helpful at keeping us up to date.
The repair work has proceeded largely to plan this week and BT expect it 
to be completed by tomorrow (18 April).
The repair has been more extensive than anticipated, with around 8km of 
cable replaced due to the scale of the damage. The cause of the break 
appears to be abrasion on the seabed. This particular route involves 
rock seabed so the cable cannot be buried, which increases the risk of 
damage. However, as part of the repair, BT has rerouted the cable 
slightly, to a stretch with less hostile seabed, which should reduce 
future risk of similar breaks.
Once the work in Orkney is completed, the repair ship will be heading to 
Islay as planned to fix the cable there. That should be completed by 
next midweek.
Hopefully you should start to see fibre services restored very soon.
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