Pole Replacement

 Unless you live in a suburban subdivision, with buried cables, you likely have utility poles on your street.

     Many of them are made of wood 

     They support power lines (many of the poles here in Alabama are owned by Alabama Power. The company then leases space on the poles to other entities, including to cable TV and other communication firms.)

     Nothing lasts forever, though, and that includes the poles.

     Alabama Power tells me the poles are inspected every six yeas or so, and if need be, they are replaced. The pole at my house survived at least several of those inspections...till this year when it was marked for replacement.

      They installed the new pole a month or two ago, I presume to give it time to settle in. And then a small fleet of trucks showed up (with notice) to do the work.

     Here are some photos of the process...a utility aerial ballet is one way to describe it, as dual lift trucks allow multiple workers to move the power lines from the old pole to the new pole.

 

 

 

"In addition to the inspection, other reasons also exist for replacing poles – example: need for a taller pole to accommodate spacing for additional equipment or if a Joint Use partner (Cable or phone) needs additional spacing on the pole so they can install additional facilities."

         Alapowco Spokesman Mike Jordan