WVTM13 Investigation: “Big Build” LED light display is broken
An electrical surge probably caused a malfunction in the lighting
BREAKING THE HAZARD ON A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BIRMINGHAM BRIDGE PROJECT EXPENSIVE COLOR LED LIGHTS ON MAJOR CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR MONTHS NOW WVTM 13’S JOHN PAPKE HAS INVESTIGATED THE MASSIVE LIGHTING PROBLEM. IT WE JNSOI LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN. SO WHEN DID THESE LIGHTS START FAILING JOHN? WELL LAST MAY WE LEARNED TODAY IN FACT IF YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH THESE DOWNTOWN BRIDGES THESE DAYS YOU CAN’T HELP NOTICE A COLOR PATCHWORK STILL AFFECTING THE MILLION DOLLAR DISPLAY 9 MONTHS LATER THIS SECTION WAS OUT OF WORK I ANG BCKLO OF BIRMINGHAM’S NEW GREAT BUILDING BRIDGES DENISE NORMAN HAD A FRTONOW R SEAT AND COLOR CHANGING LED LIGHTS BROUGHT STRUCTURES TO LIFE LAST FEBRUARY. THEY WERE QUITE DISSUAMINANT TO GREEN TURNING YELLOW. IT TURNS BLUE IT WAS GORGEOUS, BUT NOT EVERYBODY WAS A BIG FAN JOSEPH BAKER HELPED LEAD RETHINK 280 A GROUP THAT DIDN’T REBUILD INTERSTATE BRIDGES THROUGH DOWNTOWN. IT CLAIMS THE LIGHTS. ADDED TO CALM OPPONENTS TO THE PROJECT, GETTING PEOPLE ARE LIKE I WILL DO IT WON’T BE SO BAD. THEY’RE LIKE, OH WELL, WE’RE GOING TO PUT LIGHTS ON THIS AND WE GO AND WE DO THE PART, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT DID YOU THINK OF IT AT THE TIME? I HAVE THE SAME WAY I FEEL ABOUT IT NOW THAT WAS UNTIL YOU KNOW LIPSTICK ON A PIG THEN LAST MAY THE 32 MILLION BRIDGE ILLUMINATION STARTED TO WEAK LEAVING SECTIONS HIGHLIGHTED BY DIFFERENT SHADES AND SOME LONG STRETCHES COMPLETELY COLORLESS. ONLY MAKE IT MAYBE SLIGHTLY LESS TERRIBLE, BUT WITH N-WORNGKI LIGHTS THAT DON’T EVEN ACHIEVE THAT DON’T EVEN ACHIEVE THAT. SO LTAS SUMMER, WE STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS. AND THE OFFICIALS? ORIGINALLY WE TOLD THE REWE LIGHTS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT AS THE EXPENSIVE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED IT FOR MONTHS, WE HAVE RENEWED OUR QUEST FOR AN EXPLANATION. THESE ARE DIFFERENT COLORS. THEY ARE NOT SYNCHRONIZED THE SECTIONS ARE OUT. WHY WAS WHEN THEY WERE US WE HAVE A GLITCH THAT LIGHTS UP WITH THE LIGHTS. ALDOTS TO JARVIS LEONARD SAYS THEY BELIEVE EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE CAUSES SECTIONS OF THE LED LIGHTS TO GLITCH. HELA CIMED TYHE HOLDS CONTRACTOR JOHNSON BROTHERS’ FEET AT FIRE. WE HAVE NOT ACCEPTED THE LIGHTS AND SO THEY STILL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO OPERATE THEM AND UNTIL THEY DO ALDOT WITHHOLDS PAYMENT TO FALIN CONTRACTORS $1 MILLION FOR THE HALF BILLION DOLLARS BIG BILL PJEROCT NOW THAT THE NFL SEASON IS OVER. TRAVEL TO BIRMINGHAM. WE’RE JUST 61 DAYS AWAY, THE CFL WILL LAUNCH SPRING HERE AT PROTECTIVE STADIUM JUST ONE BLOCK FROM THE BRIDGES, BUT WILL THEIR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR LIGHT SYSTEM BE READY TO SHINE IN TIME. WE ARE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO TRY TO DETERMINE A WAY TO PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF LIGHT SHOWING. IN THE FIRST MATCH SO THROUGH MID-APRIL, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO FACE A PATCHWORK OF RICH AWFUL COLORS. I WANT TO DISABLE THEM TO GET THEM. VERY GOOD. JOHN IS A LOT OF MONEY $32 MILLION IS JUST THE PRICE. SO WHO PAYS THIS BILL? WELL, AND WE ARE ALL LED LIGHTS ARE PART OF A MAJOR PUBLICLY FUNDED BUILDING PROJECT WHICH IS MANAGED BY GENERAL CONTRACTOR JOHNSON BROTHERS. SO THE NEXT TIME YOU PASS THROUGH THOSE BRIDGES DOWN AND NOTIFY THE COLOR PATCHWORK REALIZE THIS IS YOUR $32 MILLION
WVTM13 Investigation: “Big Build” LED light display is broken
An electrical surge probably caused a malfunction in the lighting
Updated: 6:43 PM CST February 14, 2022
The ‘Big Build’ bridge contractor is working to fix a major problem in a $32 million LED light display in downtown Birmingham. The lights worked perfectly for less than three months in early 2021.
The ‘Big Build’ bridge contractor is working to fix a major problem in a $32million LED light display in Birmingham city centre.
The lights worked perfectly for less than three months in early 2021.
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