Repairing Transmission Lines in Gruver, TX

Friday, June 30th, 2017 by Tessa Slaydon

Challenge

There were 3 very large electrical transmission lines in Gruver, TX that had been affected by winds of a nearby tornado. The poles were leaning and in danger of falling over. We were challenged to use our commercial grade foam to stabilize the poles instead of having them reset with concrete as concrete would take days to cure underground.

Solution

Another contractor used equipment to stand the poles upright. Our crew used our commercial grade to spray below the surface and create a new base for the transmission lines. One pole had water surrounding the base but our waterproof foam pushed the water out. We injected foam in the cavity that had been created and within 30 minutes of installation, the poles were stable and ready to be hooked back up.