The organizers of the Bay Bridge lights announced they are close to raising the $11 million needed to turn the lights back on.
For a decade, San Franciscans could enjoy the lights display at night, and the view attracted visitors to the Embarcadero.It has been just over a year since the moving lights display has been visible on the Bay Bridge. Organizers with Illuminate, the nonprofit art organization responsible for the lights, said as soon as they get the funds, they’ll begin working on getting brighter lights to make sure you can see them from anywhere in the Bay Area.
Before, the glow was only visible from San Francisco and the North Bay, but this time, the display will have double the number of LEDs – so more people can see them.The artist is planning to place 50,000 custom lights facing both sides of the Bay, so now the East Bay will be able to get the view."We need to work successfully with traffic engineers at Caltrans and CHP but we believe you can safely experience these lights as you drive across the bridge at night," Davis added.
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