Lincoln Transportation and Utilities provides progress report on streetlight project

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Director Liz Elliott provided an update on a project that began last October to replace 1,000 malfunctioning LED streetlights. The streetlights are being replaced due to a manufacturing defect that causes them to turn from white to purple.

“Our crews have been working diligently through the winter weather to replace the defective lights,” Elliott said. “We are proud of their work to replace 624 lights in just 90 days through tough conditions and that work will continue for the next few months.”

In October 2022, the City announced that about 1,500 of the more than 26,000 LED lights installed during the LED Streetlight Conversion Project completed in 2019 turned from white to purple. At that time, 40% of the malfunctioning lights had been replaced. The manufacturer is covering replacement costs.

Lincoln has a total of 32,423 LED streetlights.

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