The utility told Channel 2Action News that it’s working to make the fixes: “DOT is taking ownership of maintenance of the lighting system and maintenance and repairs,” Dale said.īoth GDOT and the City of Atlanta are working on a new contract with Georgia Power. Typically, local counties and cities take on the role and the expense. “Who will be the owner of these lights? Who will be the maintenance?” Dale said. GDOT said it spent close to two years trying to figure out one question. ![]() “So, wire theft, vandalism and then just general lights not working anymore because they’re about six years old,” GDOT spokesperson Natalie Dale told Choi. We learned GDOT installed many of the lights in 2017 when building the South Metro Express Lanes. “The lights are on during the day, off at night,” Eckhoff said. Some of the lights actually work, they’re just timed wrong. The darkness is creating long stretches where it is hard to see.
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