Seattle City Light has completed inspections on all metal streetlight poles and ground cover plates at Seattle Housing Authority locations, including High Point, GreenBridge, New Holly and Rainier Vista. No new voltage readings were found.
Seattle City Light now is up-dating on our metal streetlight pole inspections, including information about any poles found to be energized. Our Power Lines blog will be up-dated whenever there is additional information to add.
Superintendent Jorge Carrasco briefed the media on the plans City Light has to inspect and to make repairs, if necessary, to any of the 20,000 metal streetlight poles and 10,000 metal “hand holes” (small streetlight vault covers) in the utility’s service territory.
With more storms in the forecast, stay safe by avoiding downed power lines or branches hanging in wires.
As part of Seattle City Light’s support for the Take Winter By Storm awareness campaign, three lineworkers helped create a video urging residents to prepare for storm season and the power outages that go with it. Watch the video at http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=4420
