If you have been Downtown Drumheller after the sun has set, you may have noticed that the core is quite dark due to a number of decorative street lights being off.
The decorative lights in the downtown core have been there for over 40 years and a number of the light standards have had some electrical issues, including one last year that had to be replaced with a regular light standard. The Town of Drumheller understands the issue the dark streets in the core creates and are looking at a solution.
Jared Brounstien, Director of Infrastructure Services, provides some light on the situation. “We are currently looking at options to address the lighting in the downtown area of Drumheller. We are working with ATCO on a re-energizing strategy for the existing lamp standards, but should we encounter problems with the electrical system in the re-energization process, we will be looking to replace some of the existing lamp standards to provide some level of illumination to the downtown area.”
If the standards need to be replaced, this will be a temporary solution. The Downtown Revitalization Action Plan has lighting as a potential upgrade so the hope is that the current light standards will be replaced with a lighting solution that fits with the overall image and revitalization.
Crews are working this week to get as many of the current light standards back up and running and are hoping to get as many as possible operational.
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