Replacing electrical system components requires care
Grant County Public Utility District crews wire in a new power pole after the previous one had a collision with a garbage truck.
CHERYL SCHWEIZER/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
Grant County PUD line workers go about the tricky business of removing electrical wires from a broken power pole. In some instances, the lines are live when these replacements occur, resulting in the need for extra caution on the part of line workers.
Grant County PUD line crews stabilize the broken end of a power pole.
Replacing a power pole involves work in tricky places.
A broken power pole is removed on Gumwood Street in Moses Lake.
MOSES LAKE — It didn’t end well for that power pole – that tends to happen when they get hit by a vehicle.
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