LED lights to go up along Third Avenue

With the goal of becoming more energy efficient, the Haines Borough Assembly recently contracted with Alaska Power and Telephone to install 16 new LED lights along Third Avenue.

The current, high-pressure sodium lights will be replaced by the LED lights, which are both brighter and more efficient, AP&T power supervisor Danny Gonce said.

The total project will cost about $12,250. Though the LED lights cost four to five times as much per fixture as the…