On the 31st day following construction complete AEP contractors will remove all temporary access roads. Cost incurred by extending access beyond 30 days including restoration thereafter will be billed to the CC. Drilling holes for attachments into AEP structures shall not be performed without written authorization from AEP Transmission. Only approved AEP Distribution and Transmission Contractors are allowed to drill and treat steel poles. Any resultant damage caused by unauthorized drilling will be billed to the corresponding CC. When drilling into steel poles is not permitted, the CC shall band attachments using stainless steel bands of sufficient strength to resist the force of all the proposed attachments, including all guys.
On the 31st day following construction complete AEP contractors will remove all temporary access roads. Cost incurred by extending access beyond 30 days including restoration thereafter will be billed to the CC. Drilling holes for attachments into AEP structures shall not be performed without written authorization from AEP Transmission. Only approved AEP Distribution and Transmission Contractors are allowed to drill and treat steel poles. Any resultant damage caused by unauthorized drilling will be billed to the corresponding CC. When drilling into steel poles is not permitted, the CC shall band attachments using stainless steel bands of sufficient strength to resist the force of all the proposed attachments, including all guys.
AEP_Transmission_Attachment_Policy_10072016.docx