Photos: Bringing power to Tucson
Klondyke Construction workers under contract with Tucson Electric Power replace utility poles near Silverbell Rd. near Sunset Rd. Photos by Ron Medvescek/Arizona Daily Star.
Power Pole Replacement
A crew from Klondyke Construction works along Silverbell Rd. near Sunset Rd. preparing to lift a new monopole to replace the one in the background. Once the poles are replaced, new higher amperage wire to support heavier loads will be installed. Crews will be working along Silverbell until the beginning of June according to foreman Ken Brunko.
Power Pole Replacement
Crewmen from Klondyke Construction watch as the bottom section of a two part 105 ft monopole is lifted near Silverbell Rd. and Sunset Rd. to replace the 91 foot pole in the background.
Power Pole Replacement
Foreman Ken Brunko, left, guides the bottom section of a new two part monopole onto its concrete base. Once the poles are replaced, new higher amperage wire to support heavier loads will be installed.
Power Pole Replacement
Ken Brunko and others use large nuts to fasten the bottom section of a new two part monopole onto its concrete base.
Power Pole Replacement
Ken Brunko lays out insulators to be attached to the upper section of the new two part monopole.
Power Pole Replacement
Brunko hauls insulators for the upper section.
Power Pole Replacement
Tony Ray, journeyman lineman with Klondyke fastens insulators with travelers attached that will be used when feeding wire through the pole.
Power Pole Replacement
Douglas Valenzuela with Klondyke Construction fastens a bracket to the upper section.
Power Pole Replacement
Tony Ray, journeyman lineman with Klondyke Construction fastens insulators and travelers to the upper section. At right is the bottom section of the new pole and the existing one being replaced.
Power Pole Replacement
Crane operator D. Taylor lifts the upper section of a new two part monopole towards a meeting with the bottom section.
Power Pole Replacement
Lineman Tony Ray pulls the upper section of a new two part mono-pole towards its base.
Power Pole Replacement
The new 105 foot pole at left relaces the 91 foot pole at right. The crews will come back after the poles are all mounted then string new wire from substation to substation. Photo taken Thursday, February 5, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Power Pole Replacement
Lineman Tony Ray makes his way towards the top of a new monopole as fiber optic cable used for communication between substations is lifted by the crane at left.
Power Pole Replacement
Tony Ray has fastened existing fiber optic cable, being supported by the crane, to the new pole.
Power Pole Replacement
Ray wraps armour rod to protect the existing fiber optic cable by reducing bending and abrasion on the connection points on a new pole.
Power Pole Replacement
A crew from Klondyke Construction cleans up after replacing a tower along Silverbell Rd. near Sunset Rd. with a new monopole. TEP is replacing about 17 poles and towers carrying 138kv lines between three substations. They will also be replacing existing lines with new higher amperage wire to support heavier loads. Crews will be working along Silverbell until the beginning of June according to foreman Ken Brunko.
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