New LED lights installed underneath several Interstate 65 overpasses in downtown Louisville could make the area safer to walk and drive at night, while its color-changing feature may attract commuters.
The overpass on Main Street, between Hancock and Jackson streets, is the first to be outfitted with the LED lights, Mayor Craig Greenberg announced Thursday. Future installations are planned for the overpasses at Market, Jefferson and Jackson streets, according to a news release from the Louisville Downtown Partnership, which programs the lighting patterns.
By replacing white light fixtures, the LED lights are meant to increase visibility inside the 300-foot-long underpass and make it a more attractive space for those traveling between NuLu and downtown, Louisville Downtown Partnership spokesperson Bryn Alston said Thursday.
More than 130 patterns are included in the Main Street LED project, which includes 71 light fixtures. The designs can feature the colors of local high schools, universities and businesses by request . The downtown partnership also will rotate between general color schemes, sometimes matching the colors displayed on the Big Four Bridge.