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City reports steps to speed neighborhood street‑light repairs; supply and tree trimming remain bottlenecks
Summary
Traffic engineering and the contractor partner told the committee they added a dedicated engineer and a contractor to accelerate street‑light installations and repairs, but older equipment, supply‑chain delays and overhanging trees are slowing full restoration in some neighborhoods.
City traffic engineering staff and contractor representatives told the Planning and Infrastructure Committee Feb. 25 they are working to reduce the backlog of outages and speed new street‑light installations, but that supply and right‑of‑way tree trimming are recurring constraints.
Staff said they now have a dedicated contract engineer to accelerate design and that they are coordinating directly with the utility contractor (Swepco/SWETCO) on repairs and…
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