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Coordination is clearly needed but it is obviously not as easy as one might hope, or expect. A good case study is the work the TTC is doing to replace most of the streetcar overhead in preparation for the new streetcars. They have been installing new (replacement) poles along many streeetcar lines, unfortunately they seem to replace poles in a rather random way and will replace 3 of 5 old poles in a block and then, months later, come and do the other 2. Once the new poles are in place they generally move over their own support wires quite quickly.
As most TTC poles are also used by Hydro for streetlights (and some by Transportaton for traffic lights and a few by Bell or Rogers) it is then necessary for Hydro or Transportation or ?? to move all their wires over to the new poles. This can take years and I suspect it is because TTC has not given these other groups advance notice of their plans and this wire/streetlight moving is not on THEIR list of priorities. Once all wires are removed from a pole the TTC adds that pole to their list of 'poles to be removed' but this is a long list and it was just this summer that they finally removed all, except one, of the trolley bus poles on Lakeshore Blvd at Yonge/Jarvis. The 6 Bay trolley bus route ceased in January 1992!
One solution would be for the TTC to give others written notice of pole removal 6 months before they remove them. If the wires are not removed by then the TTC will do it and charge the other utility. Wishful thinking? Probably.
As most TTC poles are also used by Hydro for streetlights (and some by Transportaton for traffic lights and a few by Bell or Rogers) it is then necessary for Hydro or Transportation or ?? to move all their wires over to the new poles. This can take years and I suspect it is because TTC has not given these other groups advance notice of their plans and this wire/streetlight moving is not on THEIR list of priorities. Once all wires are removed from a pole the TTC adds that pole to their list of 'poles to be removed' but this is a long list and it was just this summer that they finally removed all, except one, of the trolley bus poles on Lakeshore Blvd at Yonge/Jarvis. The 6 Bay trolley bus route ceased in January 1992!
One solution would be for the TTC to give others written notice of pole removal 6 months before they remove them. If the wires are not removed by then the TTC will do it and charge the other utility. Wishful thinking? Probably.