Construction time of monopole?

If the foundation is ready to go already, you could have the tower physically up in a day depending on the skill of the crane operator and how tall the first lift is. We erect 100' towers in two hours routinely but we put the whole thing together on the ground prior to the crane arriving. He shows up, pulls it into the air and we bolt it down.

The timeframe to have the coax and antennas hung is a whole other ball of wax but still shouldn't be more than a couple of days for an experienced crew.

 

In my town, the guys had erected a Rogers Wireless monopole in about 5 Hours, mind you it wasn't that tall. A strobe light was added a week later

On a totally different note, Rogers Wireless had also started a roof top site a week after the monopole. They put up three masts facing West and then three weeks later, came back to put up the other masts and antennas. This was in the winter time so I can't remember if the weather was an issue. It was odd that it took them that long to build it though.

 

Here a company built one. They put big concrete blocks to the ground and lift the metal tower on it. In some hours tower was up. Then they installed the equipment and went. It was complete in about half day. But took a month to be activated.

 

Absolutely. Although it sucks to deal with that much snow on the ground and trying to keep things dry.

Assuming they are doing a caisson type foundation they can drill the hole and drop the cage (rebar) in a day and usually come back the next to pour the concrete. Give it time to cure (which in colder climates takes longer. As someone else stated, if you can't stack a monopole in a day you should find a new line of work. Depending on the complexity, the antennas and line can be installed in a day. The real timeline issues are usually getting the utilities lit (network/phone, and power) and having a tech commission the radios to get it online. A site will often sit for weeks before this all happens. It depends on the urgency of the schedule and how well the construction PM manages the timeline for all of the elements.