New LED Streetlights News Conference City of Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — Mayor G.T. Bynum held a news conference Friday in front of McLain High School to celebrate 113 new LED streetlights installed as part of the Vision Tulsa Peoria Enhancements project, the city said in a press release.
Other speakers at the news conference included Lana Turner-Addison, President of the North Tulsa Economic Development Initiative (NTEDI); Jennifer Ellis, Vice President of Distribution – Public Service Company of Oklahoma; and Deborah Gist, Superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools.
“Adding these 113 new LED streetlights improves both the quantity and the quality of lighting in this area – with LED representing the latest technology,” Mayor G.T. Bynum said. “The new LED lights are designed to reduce glare and improve safety for motorists, pedestrians and people riding bicycles.”
Representing a nearly $447,000 investment from this project, these new streetlights have dramatically improved lighting for increased visibility and safety on this 2.6-mile section of North Peoria Avenue.
Streetlighting improvements also are occurring citywide. Since the moratorium was lifted in Fiscal Year 2020, 217 lights have been installed in neighborhoods, and 148 lights have been installed on arterial streets. This is in addition to this project on Peoria Avenue. Citizens may make streetlight requests by contacting Tulsa 311.
New sidewalks and landscaping are coming in the next two years to complement these lights on Peoria. This will include $800,000 for Up With Trees to plant and provide 10 years of maintenance for more than 400 new street trees, 2,000 new shrubs, and 950 flowering plants.
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