NEWS RELEASE
November 3, 2011

 

TWENTY-FIVE NEW STREETLIGHTS SPAN SEVEN BRIDGES
IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
Energy efficient lights illuminate downtown and surrounding neighborhoods

San Diego – In an effort to improve public safety and promote environmental efficiency, Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) working on behalf of the City of San Diego’s Redevelopment Agency, has installed twenty-five new, energy efficient induction streetlights on seven bridges that cross the I-5 freeway.

Streetlights on the Market Street, Island Avenue and J Street bridges allow pedestrians to travel to and from Sherman Heights, east of downtown. To the north, the First, Second, Third, and Sixth Avenue bridges connect to Bankers Hill and regional asset Balboa Park. “Quality of life can be measured in ways large and small,” said San Diego City Council President Pro Tem Kevin Faulconer. “These lights will help enhance public safety for San Diegans while saving energy and money.”

The $246,000 project was completed under budget and two months early. “The energy efficient lights are relatively inexpensive to install and maintain,” said CCDC Board Chair Kim John Kilkenny. “Residents will benefit from this improvement for years to come.”

 

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CCDC is a public, nonprofit corporation established in 1975 by the City of San Diego to plan and facilitate the redevelopment of the 1,500-acre downtown area.