Updated
Updated · WKRC TV Cincinnati · Jun 4
Zayo Fiber Strike Disrupts Indiana Internet for 1 to 3 Days as Cincinnati Bridge Work Drills Line
Updated
Updated · WKRC TV Cincinnati · Jun 4

Zayo Fiber Strike Disrupts Indiana Internet for 1 to 3 Days as Cincinnati Bridge Work Drills Line

3 articles · Updated · WKRC TV Cincinnati · Jun 4

Summary

  • Parts of Indiana lost internet service after a construction crew on a Cincinnati bridge and overpass project drilled into a Zayo fiber line Tuesday.
  • Zayo said repairs could take one to three days, extending an outage that Southeastern Indiana REMC Fiber said is also hitting other providers in the area.
  • The damaged line is part of a broader Southeast Indiana disruption affecting multiple counties and providers after the contractor struck deep-buried fiber conduit.
  • Restoration had already been slowed by trench collapses at the site, with excavation set to resume only after an engineer-approved safety plan is cleared.

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