Tulsa’s Kendall-Whittier district is getting new street lighting that may look familiar.
Tulsa Route 66 Commission Chair and Kendall Whittier Main Street Executive Director Ed Sharrer said the city just finished installing new lights downtown in the Blue Dome District.
"It created a situation where the city had, now, gently used lights. And in Kendall Whittier, we have needed pedestrian-level street lighting for a long time. We’re a very active district, a very pedestrian-friendly district," Sharrer said.
The acorn lights fit the Route 66 aesthetic and are sitting in a downtown city yard for the taking. To pay for their installation, the Route 66 commission will ask Tulsa County to release Vision 2025 money from a nearly $700,000 fund for overruns on the Route 66 Experience museum and visitor center.
"There would be just enough funds to peel aside for this lighting project and still leave a good, healthy reserve for contingency on that project," Sharrer said.
The Route 66 Experience has not been started yet. Installation of the lights in Kendall-Whittier is estimated to cost around $160,000.
They would be installed along Admiral Boulevard and Lewis Avenue around Whittier Square.
"But, you know, as we grow over time, then, hopefully, we will have need for even more lighting in the future," Sharrer said.
