Ngokusho kukaPam Richmond emhlanganweni woMkhandludolobha ngoJulayi 7, idolobha lase-Apopka lafaka i-123izibani zomgwaqo ezintsha ze-LEDfuthi yaguqula amalambu akhona emigwaqo angu-626 abeAma-LED.
U-Richmond usebenza njengomxhumanisi wethrafikhi womnyango wokuhlela nokuklama we-Apopka, futhi unomthwalo wemfanelo wokuqalisa ukusebenza kokulungiswa kwezibani zomgwaqo. Isethulo esiholwa yi-Richmond sibuyekeze ulwazi lwe-Apopka mayelana nokufakwa kwezibani zasemgwaqweni kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezinyanga ezingu-18 ezedlule.
"Senza konke okusemandleni ethu cishe akukho sabelomali," kusho uRichmond. "Eqinisweni, ukufakwa okusha okungu-123 kulenga engqalasizinda ekhona."
Umnyango wokuhlela we-Apopka nokuklanywa kwezindawo ugxile ekuthuthukiseni nasekufakeni ezindaweni ezimbalwa, kuqala ngePark Avenue. Isigaba sokuqala sisuka ku-Oak Street siye ku-Nancy Lee Lane, lapho kuthuthukiswe khona izibani zasemgwaqweni ezingu-16 zaba ngu-Roadway.Izibani ze-LEDkanye namalambu e-Roadway LED amasha angama-29 afakiwe.
Isigaba sesibili nesesithathu sePark Avenue sihlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kwamalambu e-LED emigwaqweni angu-32, ukufakwa kwezibani ze-LED emigwaqweni emisha eyisithupha, kanye nokushintshwa kwamalambu angu-34 Post Top Ocala kanye ne-Biscayne HSP ngamalambu e-K-118 LED. Ukuthuthukiswa kwesigaba sesibili nesesithathu kusuka ku-Oak Street kuya kuMain Street, futhi kusukela kuMain Street kuya ku-11th Street.
E-Alonzo Williams Park, u-Richmond wabelane, "Sengeze amalambu amabili omgwaqo [i-LED] kanye namalambu [amathathu] e-K-118 [LED]." I-Apopka kanye nomnyango wophiko baphinde bengeza amabili akhona Amalambu omgwaqo athuthukiswa abe amalambu e-LED eduze kwepaki. “Engikuqondayo ngalo msebenzi wukuthi kukhona izibonelelo. Uma le nkinga yesibonelelo sikahulumeni isixazululiwe, sizokwengeza amanye amalambu kule ndawo,” kusho yena.
I-Sandpiper Road ithuthukise amalambu amahlanu akhona kusukela ku-Park Avenue kuya ku-Thompson Road kuya kumalambu e-LED, futhi yafaka amalambu e-Roadway LED amasha ku-Sandpiper Road ku-Park Avenue no-Sandpiper Road ku-Ustler Road.
Izinguquko eziningi zenzekile eKit Land Nelson Park eRichmond. “Sishintshe amalambu angu-10 namapali akhona safaka i-K-118 [izibani].” Uqhube wathi, “Babeka amasokhethi eholidini ezigxotsheni ezizungeze ipaki futhi bathuthukisa izibani ezingama-22 zaba ama-LED.”
“Kuze kube manje, sesithuthukise amalambu angu-148 [Roadway] ukuze abe ama-LED, futhi kunezinhlelo zokukhanyisa esikhathini esizayo.” Umnyango wokuhlela we-Apopka nokuklama wengeze amalambu amathathu e-LED e-K-118 eduze kwenkundla yokudlala entsha, esikhundleni salawo akhona angu-11. Amalambu asethuthukisiwe abe ngamaLED kanti amalambu omgwaqo angeziwe amane.
Njengoba ziseduze ne-Apopka High School, izakhamuzi zaphefumula ngemva kokubona ukufakwa kwezibani ezinhlanu ze-LED eMartin St.
“Sithole izingcingo eziningi futhi sanconywa ngokufika lapho. Izibani ziseduze nesikole futhi wonke umuntu ujabule ekubona lokhu. Kubaluleke kakhulu,” kusho uRichmond.
Umemezele ukuthuthukiswa okungu-15 kumalambu e-LED ngaku-E. Fifth St. ukusuka ku-Central Avenue kuya ku-Forest Avenue. Umnyango we-Apopka Planning and Zoning uphinde wafaka amalambu e-LED amasha angu-18 e-Clermont ku-McGee Avenue, wengeza amalambu e-LED amasha angu-12 endaweni yokupaka e-E. 5th St., futhi wathuthukisa amalambu akhona angu-71 akhona ku-Vick Road kuya kumalambu e-LED , Futhi uthuthukise amalambu akhona angu-10 kumalambu e-LED kuMichael Gladden Road.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwesifunda kunabela enyakatho ye-I-4, eningizimu kuMichael Gladden [Umgwaqo], entshonalanga kuya eBradshaw [Umgwaqo], futhi empumalanga kuye [eNingizimu] Emaphakathi [Avenue]. URichmond wachaza: “Ummeleli wethu, uGerry Rooks, wazulazula ngemoto endaweni, efuna amathuba. Singangena futhi sibuyekeze izibani ezikhona kuma-LED noma sengeze izibani ezengeziwe. Ngenxa yengqalasizinda ekhona, sinezikhona ezingama-94. Izibani. Le ndawo isithuthukisiwe yaba ngama-LED.”
I-Richmond iphinde yachaza amaphrojekthi angaba khona esikhathini esizayo. Okwamanje, awekho amalambu omgwaqo ku-Hiawassee Road ukusuka e-Apopka Boulevard ukuya e-US 441.
"Sithole izingcingo eziningi zokukhanyisa lapho," kusho uRichmond. “Sicele iDuke Energy ukuthi iphenye ngalokhu. Bayayiklama futhi bazosinika isilinganiso. " Njengoba idizayini ingena esigabeni sokugcina, i-Duke Energy yancoma ama-LED emigwaqo emisha engama-26 kumalambu okukhanya angama-23. “Le ngenye yezindawo ezingenayo ingqalasizinda. Lezi yizindleko okumele sizikhokhe,” kusho uRichmond etshela umkhandlu wedolobha.
“Le phrojekthi ibilokhu iyintandokazi ka-Edward [Bass]. Uyena ngempela umgqugquzeli walokhu. Ngeke ngikutshele ukuthi kunamalambu asemgwaqweni ngosuku esingakaze sibhekane nalo ezinyangeni ezintathu noma ezine ezedlule,” kusho uRichmond. "Phakathi kwalokhu esizama ukukwenza nge-Duke Energy kanye nalokho esifuna ukukwenza nge-DOT, lona umsebenzi... Ngaphandle kozakwethu uGerry Rooks, ukubambisana neDuke Energy bekungeke kwenzeke."
UKhomishana uDiane Velazquez uphendule: “Empeleni ngihlangane noGerry Rooks, uqinisile, ungumlingani omuhle kakhulu.”
U-Velazquez ukhulume ngentuthuko yokukhanyisa ezungeze i-Wolf Lake Middle School kanye ne-Elementary School ku-W. Ponkan Road futhi wancoma u-Rooks ngokubamba iqhaza kuphrojekthi. “Lobu wubudlelwano bakho noGerry Rooks. Uyikhathalele ngempela impilo ngoba uyabakhathalela abafundi, izikole nabahamba ngezinyawo bebonke. Lokhu kuyingxenye yokwenza imigwaqo yethu iphephe.”
"Kusukela ngesikhathi ngibambe iqhaza, lokhu bekuyinto yokuqala ebengifuna ukuyibona," kusho uKhomishana uDoug Bankson, ebhekise ekukhanyisweni okuthuthukisiwe kuPonkan Road. UBankson uphinde wakhuluma ngokulungiswa kwezibani zomgwaqo uSnipe. UBankson uncokole wathi: “Yize indlu ephambi kwendlu yami ingakhanyi kangako, ngijabule ngezakhamizi ngoba iphephe kakhudlwana futhi maningi amathuba lapho.”
UKhomishana u-Alexander Smith uzwakalise ukubonga kwakhe ngentuthuko yakamuva yokukhanyisa. “Izakhamizi zibonga kakhulu. Babona umsebenzi owenziwayo futhi bayaqaphela ukuthi kuyinqubo, ngakho babekezela kakhulu, kodwa bayajabula lapho bebona okwenziwayo. Sifuna ukunincoma ngento eniyenzile,” kusho yena.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi wonke umuntu lapha uyakweseka ukunwetshwa kwamalambu asemgwaqweni, ngoba kusobala ukuthi inzuzo yokuba nomgwaqo okhanya kahle ukuthi umgwaqo uphephe kakhudlwana. Lokhu kunciphisa umthwalo kubasebenzi bethu bezokuphepha komphakathi ukuthi baphendule lezi zingcingo. Ngeshwa, iningi labo lidale Ukufa,” kusho uKhomishana uKyle Becker.
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