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Council reviews street-lighting repairs, city plans phased fixes and rewiring tests
Summary
City staff described a phased plan to fix 204 decorative street fixtures on FM 423, including improved couplers, diagnostic modules and an initial $200,000 budget allocation while wiring tests and a larger wiring-replacement estimate are completed.
City staff briefed council on a condition assessment and repair plan for street lighting along FM 423 and other corridors, outlining immediate repairs, procurement changes and a multi-stage wiring assessment.
Staff said the city has 108 locations and 204 fixtures (including 96 double-head and 12 single-head units) and showed examples of mounting and wiring failures that allow heads to detach in high winds. Staff described replacing the coupler/attachment with a high-wind rated unit already in use to prevent the fittings from slipping…
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