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  • Road Construction: New Lamp Bases

    Seen in the equipment marshalling yard for the new traffic circle at the intersection of Raymond Avenue and Rt 376 / Hooker Avenue:

    Street Lamp Base - excavated
    Street Lamp Base – excavated

    The backstory:

    Apparently they excavated around the smashed bases and sawed off the conduits:

    Street Lamp Base - sawed conduit
    Street Lamp Base – sawed conduit

    Then they yoinked the concrete cylinders, installed new bases, re-connected the conduits, cast more concrete, and installed the posts:

    Street Lamp Base - Rombout House Ln - detail
    Street Lamp Base – Rombout House Ln – detail

    I think the two “Signal” box covers flush with the surface on either side of Rombout House Lane lie just beyond the edges of what will eventually be the repaved road at the intersection.

    Street Lamp Base - Rombout House Ln - overview
    Street Lamp Base – Rombout House Ln – overview

    Given how much damage the base at that intersection encountered, my visualization of the Cosmic All says that pole will not survive the year unless they install a few well-spaced bollards.

    There’s another pole on the other side of the road I expect will have a full-on collision, too.