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In Watertown, a wave of downed utility poles

By adamg on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 11:57am
Downed power lines on Arsenal Street in Watertown

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Dmitry snapped the carnage along Arsenal Street, reports more poles could topple.

Neighborhoods: 
Watertown
Topics: 
Weather
Free tagging: 
Nor'easter
Arsenal Street


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Comments

By FlyingToaster on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:47pm.

These poles are relatively recent; the sidewalks were poured over the past two summers as part of the Arsenal St. buildup.

I suspect that the poles and sidewalks will have to be replaced for the whole stretch between School and Irving.

By Melissa on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 1:18pm.

I'm sure it's because they were installed cheaply, as all new development is done cheaply. Oy.

By fietsdavid on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 3:41pm.

* Minimal impact to power during storms
* Allows for a strong tree canopy along the street that is not subject to Eversource butchering every year
* It just looks better!

By Saul on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 4:12pm.

Minimal impact to power during storms

Some residents of Manhattan after Sandy might disagree.

By Monte McGuire on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 8:20pm.

The 'real' power is already buried - there's a substation / transformer farm on the other side of Irving St. These poles are largely cable TV and local power drops to customers along Arsenal.

By deepfreeze on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 4:19pm.

Now the contractors can double their earnings!

By PeterGriffith5 on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 1:45pm.

They call it "Watertown" for a reason.

By Derek Rubinoff on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 3:04pm.

This may seem why Canadians call them hydro poles.

By Suldog on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 4:28pm.

Just ordered delivery from our local Chinese place here in Watertown. Cancel the Red Cross.

Guess we (and the Chinese place) are in a sweet spot that was unaffected, Thank God.

Suldog
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