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This week in photos: April 29th 2015

Published on : May 1, 2015May 4, 2015 Published by : The Goat
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What started as an “alley-arm” (like a cross-arm, but bolted to the pole on one side) change on an existing power pole at the corner of Elm Street and the alley between 7th and 8th Avenues got a little more complicated when crews realized the pole itself should be replaced. “Given the complexity of the job, another truck from Clearwater was brought in to assist. The replacement was done hot, meaning that the community of Valemount remained energized the whole time,” says Mary Anne Coules, spokesperson for BC Hydro. The entire job took two days.
What started as an “alley-arm” (like a cross-arm, but bolted to the pole on one side) change on an existing power pole at the corner of Elm Street and the alley between 7th and 8th Avenues got a little more complicated when crews realized the pole itself should be replaced. “Given the complexity of the job, another truck from Clearwater was brought in to assist. The replacement was done hot, meaning that the community of Valemount remained energized the whole time,” says Mary Anne Coules, spokesperson for BC Hydro. The entire job took two days.
What started as an “alley-arm” (like a cross-arm, but bolted to the pole on one side) change on an existing power pole at the corner of Elm Street and the alley between 7th and 8th Avenues got a little more complicated when crews realized the pole itself should be replaced. “Given the complexity of the job, another truck from Clearwater was brought in to assist. The replacement was done hot, meaning that the community of Valemount remained energized the whole time,” says Mary Anne Coules, spokesperson for BC Hydro. The entire job took two days.
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