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. . Highway 96 - Roadway Treatments / Guidelines ,. October 2, 1995. Page 9 - . serve to light other roadways. The difference in height will help to provide each fixture with its own area of influence and will minimize visual clutter. I 2. Location Ornamental or theme light fixtures should not be intermingled with the . roadway fixrures, except in cases where a local roadway intersects Highway 96 or when a city wants to create an entrance feature or gateway statement. If ornamental fixtures are installed along the regional trail or any other I walkways along the corridor, they should be located on the property side of the trail or walkway, in order to provide separation between the two types of fixtures. , 3. Light Quality I In order to complement the overall lighting in the corridor, and to avoid glaring contrasts, all lighting in the vicinity of the corridor should be either .. incandescent, high-pressure-sodium, or some other light source with "warm" color characteristics. . Recommendation #8: ORNAMENTAL OR THEME LIGHTING I Ornamental or theme light fixtures in the Highway 96 corridor should have the following characteristics: they should be no taller than 25 feet; they should be located away from the roadway lights; and they should . use a light source with "warm"color characteristics. . II. INTERSECTION TREATMENTS I In reconstructing the Highway 96 corridor, special attention should be paid to the I design and treatments of major intersections. The intersections, starting with the interchanges at I-35W and I-35E, are the arrival points to the corridor. In many cases they are the entries to the various cities along the corridor, and they also . serve as access points to major community facilities and complexes. Thus, the intersections have great symbolic and civic value for the communities. ,- . ---------