submitted 2 months ago by CrayonMaster@midwest.social to c/desmoines@midwest.social

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According to the Iowa DOT, the lights aren't intended to appear blue. The department installed LED lights with a white coating "a while ago," Iowa DOT said in a Facebook post.

Now, that coating is flaking off, causing the lights to appear more blue or purple

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[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Same thing happened in Winnipeg. White coating failed early and entire streets were blue. Massive sunk cost issues to replace them.

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