Some street lights now supported by guy-wires in Ashland
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KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - A guy-wire supports a street light in downtown Ashland, seen on June 27, 2024.
ASHLAND – It’s somewhat unusual to see street lights supported by guy-wires, though that’s the case after several fell into Centre Street here in the past month.
A few more came crashing down Monday in downtown Ashland. The same happened a few weeks ago in the same area.
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Rusted bases were blamed for the incidents, in which no one was hurt.
The lights were installed in the 1960’s.
A few lights are now tied to stakes in the ground or nearby objects to hopefully prevent them, too, from falling.