In the Calgary community of Southwood, a string of streetlights went dark and it took weeks for the message to get through: repairs are needed.
WATCH: The City of Calgary has flipped the switch on growing wait times to repair streetlights. A waiting list of over 5,200 in November 2022 has been whittled down to under 500. Doug Vaessen reports.“Through the school zones especially, as soon as it starts to get dark there is no light for the kids when they are outside, and a lot of kids are out now when it’s nicer.”
“There has been a string of lights that seem to remain in the dark throughout that time,” Poschman said.“While walking my dog, especially in the wintertime, it does become a challenge and a safety concern because we can’t see the ice that might be piling up.”Click to share quote on Twitter: "While walking my dog, especially in the wintertime, it does become a challenge and a safety concern because we can't see the ice that might be piling up.
Troy McLeod, director of mobility with the City of Calgary, says a change in contractors and a good old fashioned winter contributed to growing waiting lists for repairs. “Now we are down to 10-day response time, less than 500 outages — where there were over 5,000 outages at one point. So we are thankful for the process we had and also the team we have that responds to streetlights in our city.”
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