Finally, the first VZW rack is being installed.
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Edit: the other two were also installed by late today.
Cell Tower Saga
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Posted 20 August 2013 - 11:05 AM
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Posted 21 August 2013 - 01:49 PM
It seems that the 'slot' in the trees/brush I thought might be a landing zone for the tower was only the first pass at clearing off the whole east side of the hill. Not much left up there.
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Posted 21 August 2013 - 02:11 PM
Today I rode along with the Fire Marshal to a different vantage point to watch a shot. The charges were set along a ridge paralleling and very close to the freeway and we drove in behind a warehouse on the opposite (south) side of the freeway. Unfortunately, we couldn't see when the freeway traffic stopped and couldn't hear the warning horn so I didn't have the camera ready when the shot went off. Somehow they are always able to 'direct' the blast so no debris flew out onto the highway...tying up traffic for cleanup with all the NASCAR haulers and fans coming to town would NOT be a good thing.
There have been as many as six people up on the new tower the last few days and I watched the coax cable being pulled up to the VZW racks today. Decision has apparently been made to leave the old tower online till after race weekend and I'm hearing it might be September before it comes down.
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Posted 22 August 2013 - 06:19 AM
The drill on the left is where the shot was yesterday.
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Today they've started clearing the area. I noticed there are 3 drills at work in the same area, but there won't be any more shots that require freeway closure until next Monday.
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More trees/brush clearing.
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Posted 22 August 2013 - 06:23 AM
Oh, I get it now...they're going to get rid of the old tower by dissolving it from the top down!
Oh, wait...it's just fog.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 10:20 AM
Found another vantage point to see what's going on. This is from north of Lee Hiway looking down on the creek that runs between the old tower hill (to the right) and the former RV campground and trailer park.
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They've been building up this area to the right.
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Left of the creek has also been built up and is the route the ready-mix trucks use to reach where they are 'boxing in' the creek bed.
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They've used a diversion pump for any storm runoff and blue piping takes it way down past the site to dump into Beaver Creek which flows through both Bristols and eventually past the race track.
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Two concrete 'boxes' are on either side of the service road (with a culvert) used by the dump trucks to bring fill material from the hill to the east side of the creek.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 10:26 AM
The ready mix trucks can't drive to the next 'box' so a bucket loader with a hopper moves the concrete.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 10:29 AM
On the way in to this vantage point I came across this flock of turkeys.
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Meanwhile, alongside the freeway, the drills are back in action for a shot after race weekend.
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Posted 26 August 2013 - 12:25 PM
OK, race week is over...here's 3 before-shot pics...
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Followed by 3 after-shot pics...
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Posted 26 August 2013 - 12:28 PM
And here's the vid taken from behind that warehouse...sorry, but I flinched when it went off!
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Posted 26 August 2013 - 02:35 PM
While the last trees near the old tower are being knocked down...
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A crane and truck have arrived to remove the standby Cat diesel generator for AT&T to take to the new tower. They have 2 hour back-up batteries and that's all the window for them to move it and get it back online so this move means AT&T is fully functional on the new tower.
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Posted 27 August 2013 - 11:32 AM
Back on the west side...they have dug out a large pit where the first shot by the Portajohn, can barely see the dump truck backed in to the bucket loader. They're also drilling again to the left and they've set charges across the road where the white pickup/camper is parked for later today.
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Vid of the shot...
And post shot pic...
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Posted 29 August 2013 - 11:05 AM
One more time from behind the warehouse...
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Posted 30 August 2013 - 11:52 AM
I waited until this morning to learn that the dozer operator is ok before posting these pics. On my last pass around the site yesterday I noticed a group of guys standing along the bank this side of the rock wall and when I looked closer I could see the bottom side of the track on a Cat...not a normal view of same!
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With a cable hooked to the bucket the Cat on the right swiveled sideways to begin turning the dozer over.
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Then used the bucket teeth to pull it further.
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Nearly over...
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The Boss (in tan slacks) had to come on scene.
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Posted 30 August 2013 - 11:56 AM
This morning the dozer is mostly upright and there are two Service trucks there working on it, and later there was even an Auto Glass panel truck getting measurements.
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Posted 30 August 2013 - 12:01 PM
Today they shut down traffic on Lee Hiway for another shot by the Honda shop.
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Here's the vid...
And a pic after the shot.
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Posted 30 August 2013 - 02:54 PM
A replacement dozer has arrived.
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Posted 31 August 2013 - 09:39 AM
And the one that turned turtle has been moved off to the side and under repair...probably listing which replacement parts will be required.
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Posted 03 September 2013 - 10:43 AM
They now have a second Cone Crusher on site...
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And I suddenly realized there was no operator's seat on them...They are big RC units! The guy walking in front of it is driving it.
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Posted 03 September 2013 - 10:45 AM
Austin Powder on the hill again...
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And they've been drilling really close to the road up to the old tower.
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