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.
January 2, 2025
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Replacing electrical system components requires care
MOSES LAKE — It didn’t end well for that power pole – that tends to happen when they get hit by a vehicle. Sometimes it’s a relatively minor incident, like the pole on Gumwood Street in Moses Lake that lost a four-foot section to a garbage truck Dec. 27. Sometimes it’s more serious, like the one on Road 26 Southwest that took out a distribution pole and cut power to about 1,020 customers Dec. 31. Or the lines that went down southwest of Quincy Dec. 26.