Some thoughts from the field (Score 1)

Curious on whether it is practical in this area to supplement the fiber with directional wireless solutions. I worked in a mostly rural county where microwave was the only cost-effective way option to reach certain areas. For the underground fiber plant, I hope there's plenty of slack to deal with fiber cuts. That'll prevent some costly restorations. Also, hope the plant isn't chopped up too much or the db loss will creep up. I agree with a previous person's post on renting the conduit. In a previous role, we made money just leasing strands on a few of the ribbons in the cable bundle to supplement backbone networks. Only challenge with those is meeting restoration SLAs. Also, managing the fiber plant with a OSP tool is key for managing fiber faults. Keep moving forward!