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The New Lights are Due on My Street

I live in an older neighborhood that has a web of overhead power, cable and phone lines. You can see how congested it is in the first photo. Contractors are digging trenches a few blocks away to lay fiber and maybe the poles and wires will all come down at some far-off future date.* Meanwhile, I captured this 10-minute street light lamp exchange this past weekend just outside my front door.

Old Street Lamp

Old Lamp Removed

Installer Waves

New Lamp Installed

Bright New Street Light

Yeah, I’m in a bit of a TZ frame of mind today.

*Update: According to the city’s most recent estimate, it will take 53 years and cost $2.87 billion to remove all overhead wires.

Tags: street light, street lamp