OREANDA-NEWS. The construction of a fiber optic communication line (FOCL) over the St. Petersburg-Primorsk-Vyborg portion was completed in Leningrad Oblast in December. This is one of the most important investment projects of North-West Telecom in Leningrad Oblast.

The fibre optic communication line of the total length of 240 km was under construction from July 2005, including the design work. Due to the teamwork of personnel of the Leningrad Oblast division of NWT and Telefonstroy SMU-5 LLC, the construction was finished within a tight schedule, despite the challenging earthwork in Vyborg District where rock had to be drilled using heavy equipment and special drilling tools.

The route of the St. Petersburg-Primorsk-Vyborg communication line was developed with regard to location of large enterprises of Leningrad Oblast that need high-quality info/communication services, such as Port Vysotsky LLC, Vyborgskaya Tselluloza OJSC, and specialized oil loading sea port of Primorsk.