During storms or other natural disasters, transmission lines may fail, and towers may collapse. Often in these situations, quick and safe restoration of the grid is vital. Ideally, risk of failure and ...

The solution called for driving sheet piling 40-feet down into the riverbed and backfilling the space between the pile and tower bases with granular material and grouted riprap. A temporary trestle ...

These steel towers support the 1,100-kilometre Labrador-Island transmission line from Muskrat Falls to Soldiers Pond on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula. (Terry Roberts/CBC) ...