Pipe work is tough work in the cold. This long ditch above is being made to carry a water pipe ten-inches in diameter for the town of Linden. The new pipe will replace a six-inch pipe that was inadequate. Digging work here is at the intersection of State
Workers for the Tony Langford Roofing and Construction company of Texarkana are showing how capable they are to be working in the winter cold on top of this home near Forest Lane in Atlanta.
Work proceeds regardless of cold temperatures
The weather has been tough recently, but with the first opportunity of sunshine last week and the dropping of temperatures a degree or two above freezing, two work projects got underway.
One of the projects was up high and the other down low. That is, the first was the roofing of a home in Atlanta. The second was the installation of new 10-inch diameter water pipe in Linden to give the town a more consistent water supply.
The roofing project was at a home on U. S. 59 at the west city limit of Atlanta. Some eight to ten workers of the Tony Langford Roofing and Construction company in Texarkana were up on the roof even in the cold wind. They worked quickly, however, and the project was complete by mid-afternoon.
In Linden, a ten-inch water pipe is replacing an inadequate six-inch line. The pipe connects the city’s well number six to the downtown main water tower.
The work is being done under a $4.5 million USDA grant/loan project with RBiS Construction as contractor. Once these larger water lines are installed, work to repair lines in the southeast portion of the city will be done.
“More water in a quicker manner. We’ve been in a difficult spot by not being able to get as much water to the areas as needed,” Linden City Administrator Lee Elliott said.