Lining up

Published 6:08 am Saturday, June 16, 2018

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com The second wooden column was cut apart and loaded up to be hauled off after it was taken down on Friday.

After months of waiting for new columns for the front of Toliver Intermediate School (formerly Toliver Elementary School), Griggs Enterprises set about placing the first one on Thursday.

The wooden columns at the school are being replaced with fiberglass ones, said Ed McKinney, director of pupil personnel. McKinney said the school district wanted to restore the wooden columns, it would have been too expensive. A second column was placed on Friday.

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com Construction workers with Griggs Enterprises work on bringing the first column around the front of Toliver Elementary School. The wooden columns are being replaced with fiberglass ones.

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com Dave Tucker with Griggs Enterprises works on the flashing for the front of Toliver Elementary School. The wooden columns are being replaced with fiberglass ones.

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com Construction workers with Griggs Enterprises bring the top for the first column around the front of Toliver Elementary School. The wooden columns are being replaced with fiberglass ones.

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com The second column is straightened. The top will be added before the column is placed on the porch on Friday.

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com A worker with Griggs Enterprises watches as the top is lowered onto the second column at Toliver Intermediate School. The fiberglass columns will replace the wooden columns that had previously stood there.

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com Two workers with Griggs Enterprises attach the top to the second column at the front of Toliver Elementary School. The wooden columns are being replaced with fiberglass ones.

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com The second column is lifted into a vertical position to be placed at Toliver Elementary School.

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com Construction workers with Griggs Enterprises adjust the straps before the second column is lifted into place.

: Kendra Peek/kendra.peek@amnews.com Construction workers with Griggs Enterprises watch carefully as the second column is lowered to be adjusted for placement.