Louisiana DOTD reschedules CCC lighting ceremony [Video]

A ceremony to mark the completion of the Crescent City Connection (CCC) decorative lighting project was postponed Thursday after a portion of the lights on the bridge went out Wednesday night. “We noted a string of lights on the westbound bridge of CCC,” said Scott Boyle, District Engineer Administrator with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD).Boyle said DOTD notified the contractor, who has been on the scene troubleshooting the electrical infrastructure.”We did note there was a piece of infrastructure cable that needed to be replaced,” Boyle said.”We are also looking at a couple of fixtures on one of the top corners of the Westbank-bound bridge.”Boyle mentioned that lane closures started at 9 a.m. “We are still looking at what caused the outage. Could be a power surge. We are still looking into it,” Boyle added.Boyle said overall, the project went well. It was ahead of schedule by two …