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Lakewood council approves IGA with RTD to restore W‑Line bridge lighting amid debate on cost, birds and maintenance
Summary
The Lakewood City Council voted 9–2 July 14 to authorize an intergovernmental agreement with the Regional Transportation District to restore lighting on the W Line bridge over West Sixth Avenue, approving staff’s plan and a budget authorization that caps the city’s payment authority at $500,000.
The Lakewood City Council approved Resolution R2025‑36 on July 14, authorizing an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Regional Transportation District (RTD) to design, construct, operate and maintain lighting on the W Line bridge over West Sixth Avenue east of Union Boulevard.
The clerk read the item into the record as a request to authorize an IGA with RTD for lighting design, construction, operations and maintenance. After brief public comment from a neighborhood advocate who said the community has long supported restoring the lights, councilors spent more than an hour asking staff detailed questions about cost, procurement and long‑term upkeep.
Staff told the council the most recent contract estimate, produced in October 2024, is $365,000. Councilors were told that Lakewood’s share is expected to be approximately 50 percent of that amount, and that the city’s chief financial…
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