Acosta Bridge goes dark, and will stay that way.

[Overstreet]

The length of the formerly lit section is approximately 550'. So to be safe we'll buy 1200' of commercial grade, omnidirectional, LED rope lighting so both sides of the bridge are lit and beautiful. This comes out to around $1000 after tax. Next we'll need: a couple of solar panels, a few inverters, some wiring, silicone sealant, a couple relays, a timer, fasteners, zip ties, electrical tape, duct tape, insulated gloves, safety glasses, wire cutters, crimpers and a volt/amp meter. That'll run us about $2,000 more, but if we're lucky we might qualify for a tax credit which would drop that price a bit. Pay me about $2,000, give me some food, drinks and volunteers. Bada bing, bada boom, we got ourselves a nicely lit bridge for under $10k. Give me a little extra and I'll make the Matthews a pretty fiery red color too.....

JaxJaguar............keep your day job.

[fsujax]

Well we shouldn't be surprised, it is Jacksonville and we have a bad reputation for maintaining anything. Just shut them off, close it, etc. is the City's go to on things like this. It is sad, the lighted bridges set the City apart somewhat, since most of the buildings are dark.....the bridges made it seem like someone was home. This is why I worry about things like the new Southbank Riverwalk, Friednship Fountain....how long will these things look nice and be functional before the City says oh wait we cant afford to maintain it. Ugh!

[Josh]

^^^^ Until the warranties run out.