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Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

1994

Breakaway

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Breakaway Timber Utility Pole Installations In Kentucky, Ronald D. Hughes Jan 1994

Breakaway Timber Utility Pole Installations In Kentucky, Ronald D. Hughes

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This report describes the installation of ten breakaway timber utility poles in Lexington, Kentucky. Installations were made by Kentucky Utilities Company personnel and monitoring has been performed by Kentucky Transportation Center investigators. Retrofit hardware is described and locations of modified poles are detailed.

Modified poles have not been struck by vehicles during the monitoring period.