Pole Attachment Information

SCRTC Pole Attachment Standards

Unless otherwise specified below, all attachments must comply with Attachment Specifications in the Company’s tariff that governs pole attachments.

Minimum Clearance:

• Driveways / Parking lots – Clearance is 15 feet 6 inches
• County roads – Clearance is 15 feet 6 inches
• State roads – Clearance is 18 feet
• Railroads – Clearance is 27 feet
• Interstates – Clearance is 24 feet
• Standard separation between attachment points is 12 in between communications plants.

Attachment positions must be no less than 12 inches from the top of the pole.

The J7908 or Becky Reinforcement Strap, using a hammer-driven lag bolt, must be used for Company facilities rearranged by the Attacher.

Anchors must be in place before strand is tightened/sagged. Strand must be tightened/sagged from anchor to anchor and sagged to be uniform with existing facilities, so as not to cross or overlap mid-span.

Attacher must provide and use their own anchor and guy, and cannot attach or use the Company’s anchor and guy.

Grounding and bonding to the strand and pole ground are required

Attachments must be tagged with owner identification at each pole.

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Attachment Requests Contact

Attachment Implementations Contact

Invoice & Payment Contact

Escalation Contact for All of the Above & Dispute Resolutions

Melissa McCoy
Melissa.McCoy@scrtc.net
(270) 678-8213

Pole Survey & Attachment Contractors

We do not have approved contractors for surveys or attachments, but we will review any such requests on a case-by-case basis.