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"Construction was completely at the mercy of
the river level," Uhrig recalled.
Persistence was the name of the game. A
15-man crew worked 12 hours a day for 118 days
over a six-month period.
"Once we addressed some drainage issues
inside the (construction barrier) wall and the
weather improved, we were able to keep raising
the bank one li at a time until we were at
elevation of 30 feet," he said.
Uhrig credited the team effort that typifies
the company's traditional way of problem-
solving, including efforts by employees of
Southern Company Services Civil Design,
Alabama Power Environmental Compliance
and the Alabama Power Maintenance Crew
from Monroeville.
Finally, there was light at the end of the
tunnel.
"It was a huge relief aer the tower was
secured and the bank was about halfway done,"
Uhrig said. "You could take a breath at that point
knowing the end was in sight, and the bank was
tall enough at that point to weather the normal
summertime floods that come along."
The project was finished in November.
Mission accomplished.
Construction site at three-quarters complete.
Completed riverbank stabilization around
transmission towers.
