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Boise public works proposes streetlight master plan and inventories 10,000 fixtures; replacement costs estimated
Summary
Public Works told council the city maintains roughly 10,000 streetlights, many reaching replacement age; staff proposed a streetlight master plan to define underserved areas, prioritize installations and identify funding sources, and asked for $220,000 to start planning.
Deputy City Engineer Melissa Janish told the Boise City Council the city is responsible for about 10,000 streetlights and is conducting a structural analysis of poles as many near replacement age. She described a range of replacement and installation costs and sought council support to fund a streetlight master plan.
Janis (Janis/Janish in transcript) said average replacement of existing poles costs about $10,000 per pole depending on type and work needed; replacing all…
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