TranSmart’s team provided multidiscipline engineering design, field verification, permitting, and construction management and inspection services at various locations throughout the City of Chicago for the installation of small-cell / DAS equipment on existing traffic signal and street light poles. To blend into the cityscape, this small-cell infrastructure utilized City-owned street light and utility poles, and the installation work was facilitated through a detailed city permitting process.  

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The TranSmart team provided the following services to facilitate this deployment:

• On-site surveys of each pole location for potential conflicts, power source locations, and vaulted sidewalk issues

• Power and fiber walks to verify site connectivity

• Design plans for full pole and foundation replacements and dedicated power

• Temporary traffic signal plans

• Site-specific maintenance of traffic (MOT) plans

• Full review for compliance and completion of internal checklist

• Created completed design package

• Submitted to Office of Underground Coordination (OUC) for Existing Facility Protection (EFP) review process

• Regulatory review to ensure compliance with FCC rules and regulations

• Permitting coordination with CDOT, local alderman, and community outreach as needed

• Construction scheduling, management, and inspection.

 

The deployment of these small-cell sites has dramatically improved wireless coverage capacity throughout the City and paves the way for the 5G wireless broadband required to support various Internet of Things (IoT) applications.