Back in January, KTRK-13 reported on the sad state of the fiber-optic lighting on the stylish bridges that span Southwest Freeway.
KTRK has followed up with an update: Unfortunately, TXDOT will not be restoring the lights.
The cost of repair, according to KTRK’s reporting, is prohibitive ($96,000 for each of the bridges).
Wouldn’t it have been nice to know how expensive these trinkets would be to maintain before they were installed on all the bridges?
Photo of dark Dunlavy Bridge by flickr user B.Tse, used via a Creative Commons license.
