How to change a pole in a hurry

By Bill Grieser; posted January 26, 2012

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One day a drunk driver hit and broke this 4 way junction pole creating quite a mess on a busy 4 lane highway. In this picture the old pole is gone and the new one set in its place. Two line trucks with the power company work simultaneously with a phone crew(lwr left) and a cable tv crew(lwr right) to get the services back on and the highway reopened pronto! I was struck by the cooperation required between the 4 crews and how the 4 booms frame the pole. Taken 5/30/06 on Hwy 17, Myrtle Beach, SC

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