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Neighborhood lighting projects advance; Cross Lake bridge lights under warranty repair
Summary
Traffic engineer Robert Thomas said the city has allocated about 80% of neighborhood-lighting funds from a 2021 bond and is pursuing LED upgrades; lights on the Cross Lake bridge are shorting and the contractor with a two-year warranty is scheduled to return for repairs.
Robert Thomas, a traffic engineer, updated the committee on neighborhood lighting funded through the city's bond programs and described work with SWEPCO on LED conversions; he also said the Cross Lake bridge lighting project has experienced recurring electrical shorts and the contractor is under warranty to repair the defects.
Thomas said about $5 million was allocated for neighborhood lighting out of the 2021 bond and roughly 80% of that allocation has been committed; some projects (North Hearn/North Market) are at the plan stage and have been sent to DOTD for review prior to bid advertisement. He told the committee the city has spent about $150,000 through SWEPCO to place new lights and replace high-pressure sodium fixtures with LEDs in neighborhoods and that additional requests continue to come in.
On Cross Lake bridge lighting, Thomas said a short circuit issue has recurred, but the bridge project carries a two-year warranty and the contractor is expected to return to troubleshoot and repair the fault. Councilmembers requested that staff include the council in correspondence with the contractor and, if the lights are not repaired before the next council meeting, to identify the contractor's representative for a council-level appearance. The committee also asked staff to contact state representatives about potential funding for field lighting at Airport Park.
