State St. pedestrian signals soon to be up and running again

Getting two antennas to talk to each other was Tuesday’s task for Land Electric owner Rafael Landeros, right, and Joe Zargo, at the pedestrian-controlled crosswalk signal on State Street at the Hood River Library. They were installing two antennas that carry the signal when a walker pushes the button on either side of the street, activating flashing lights to alert drivers that the crosswalk is in use. The signals were down through most of the State Street Urban Renewal project in 2014-15, and one of the solar-powered antennae was not charging correctly and needed to be replaced. Landeros said they expected to have the devices in synch and operating by Wednesday. “We know it’s really needed,” he said.