The third and final phase of the City of Asheville streetlight upgrade program is slated to begin this coming Monday. The effort began in May 2011.
Richard Grant, Administrator of Public Works Services, holds one of the new LED street lights.
Streetlights in all roads in city limits except Department of Transportation roads are expected to be upgraded to LED streetlights by 2013.
From the City of Asheville blog:
Beginning Monday, Nov. 12, the city will move into the third and final phase of the streetlight upgrade program in which traditional bulbs will be upgraded to LED fixtures. When complete in June 2013 all roads in city limits except Department of Transportation roads will be upgraded to LED streetlights. Upgrades will take place Monday through Thursday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. with no expectations of traffic disruption. Installations will begin at the base of city limits in south Asheville this fall, moving to east Asheville this winter and concluding in north Asheville next spring.
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