FDOT creating alterations to bridge lights policy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Section of Transportation is building variations to its procedures pertaining to ornamental bridge lights.

Previously this month, FDOT ordered the rainbow lights recognizing Satisfaction Thirty day period shut off on the Acosta Bridge in Jacksonville right after officials obtained grievances and they considered the lights did not meet code. FDOT reversed its conclusion the next day.

News4Jax on Tuesday verified that FDOT will set decisions on potential particular bridge lighting requests in the palms of local governments.

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Selected lights for vacations and other gatherings are permitted, these types of as Xmas and the Fourth of July. In a statement (in whole at stop of report) despatched to News4Jax on Tuesday, an FDOT spokesperson Hampton Ray reported the division will go on to adhere to the existing bridge lighting plan and, in addition to the authorised holiday seasons, evaluate requests that consist of products these kinds of as resolutions from cities or county governments in purchase to insert other non-permitted lighting techniques on all condition bridges, like the Pleasure lighting. The spokesperson mentioned FDOT will ask for at least 30 days advance see for those people.

This will acquire the decisions out of FDOT’s fingers and, in a way, hand it about to regional governments.

The spokesperson stated that because of to the constrained timeline, the lights now scheduled for the Acosta Bridge for the month of July by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority will be permitted with a created ask for clarifying the broad group fascination of function. Even so, beginning Aug. 1, lighting variance requests will want to go by the appropriate ask for structure.

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“This will be the course of action for each individual ask for going forward,” the statement reads.

In advance of the alterations were confirmed, News4Jax on Monday checked with the mayor’s place of work and was referred to the Jacksonville City Council. Incoming City Council President Sam Newby explained he is searching into it and will respond later on. JTA reported it is doing work with the district FDOT business to transfer ahead.