VIDEO: Downtown Reno is getting a new safety feature to support river rescue missions – it’s street signage.
City maintenance crews were up on river-crossing bridges Tuesday morning installing the new signs. The Reno Fire Department commissioned the project, saying it’ll help them locate people being swept away in the Truckee River.
“When you’re floating downstream, you have a different perspective,” said firefighter James Leonesio. “You’re not standing on shore. You’re at the water level, and a lot of times people don’t realize where they’re at.”
David Stewart, street division supervisor, said Tuesday morning that he expected to have signs from Booth Street so Second and Kuenzli Streets by the end of the day.
“Doing it in-house is very minimal because our guys do this every day, so, you know, probably under $1,000 in labor and materials … (but) you can’t put a price on safety,” he said.