The applicant proposes to install an underground fiber optic cable line along a 122-mile route along NYS Route 22 and I-684 from Stephentown, NY to White Plains, NY. The project involves the installation of up to 12 high density polyethylene ducts, each about 1-1/2 inches in diameter, along highway rights-of-way, and the construction of three signal regeneration buildings, each about 40 feet wide by 50 feet long. Each regeneration building will be constructed on NYS Dept. of Transporation property and will include telecommunications equipment, utilities, an emergency generator, and an access drive. There are 55 proposed crossings of State-protected streams. There are six proposed crossings of State-designated freshwater wetlands and 24 proposed crossings of the 100-foot adjacent areas of State-designated freshwater wetlands. All crossings of protected streams are proposed to be done by directional drilling. Crossings of wetlands and adjacent areas will typically be accomplished by a cable plow. The applicant is working with the NYS Dept. of Transportation to undertake the project, which is part of New York State's initiative to implement a statewide communications network.