Houston Public MediaApr 7, 2025

The Montrose bridges that extend across Interstate 69 in Houston will be illuminated again after nearly $50,000 in repairs.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/04/07/518074/pedestrian-safety-lights-on-montrose-bridges-under-repair-by-houston-first-corporation/

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Pedestrian safety lights on Montrose bridges under repair by Houston First Corporation

The repairs are being made to the pedestrian lighting structures on the collection of bridges — not the infamous multi-colored decorative lights that once stretched across the bridge arches.

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Houston Public MediaDec 5, 2024

Mayor John Whitmire is defending his administration's decision to divert funding away from fixing faulty lighting on bridges in Montrose.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2024/12/05/507923/mayor-whitmire-takes-full-responsibility-for-spiking-montrose-bridge-lights-project/

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Mayor Whitmire takes ‘full responsibility’ for spiking Montrose bridge lights project

Houston Mayor Whitmire said he’s responsible for Houston First redirecting $2.6 million away from a project that would have fixed the lighting over bridges in Montrose. The decision further delays a years-long effort to repair the faulty lighting.

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