Blog Category: Joint Use Asset Management (38)

Tall, Skinny and Full of Problems: What is eating your utility poles?

Posted by Ashley Little on Apr 25, 2014
Today, there are an estimated 134 million utility poles standing tall in the U.S. alone, almost one for every other person ...
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On a Roll: Reducing Expenses with Timely Utility Pole Inspections

Posted by Ashley Little on Apr 01, 2014
A Google search for “storm damage, power poles” turns up roughly 1.8 million hits. That is a lot of news stories, white ...
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Lawsuits and Liability: When Poles Break, You May Pay

Posted by Ashley Little on Mar 25, 2014
Accidents involving utility poles happen. Many involve automobiles toppling or breaking poles in crashes — a situation pole ...
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New Rules for California Utility Poles

Posted by Ashley Little on Mar 18, 2014
Three downed utility poles in Malibu, CA resulted in the burning of more than 4,521 acres, the payment of $63.5 million in ...
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Protecting Utility Poles from Wildfires

Posted by Ashley Little on Mar 14, 2014
On average, there are between 60,000 and 80,000 wildfires that occur in the United States each year, burning anywhere from 3 ...
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