Minneapolis Public Works says a years-long safety issue is on the mend, and the department is on track to complete the project under budget.
Traffic Division Project Manager Joe Laurin oversees street light maintenance for public works.
As of late May, he was saddled with a backlog of 450 street light outages after copper wire was ripped from them. That’s when the city council approved using $1 million of the city’s contingency fund to turn the lights back on…