All photos are from a test of the installation on Jan. 25, 2013
Lucas Saugen
Electricians spent four months installing 25,000 LED lights on the bridge, each individually programmed through a fiber optic network.
Lucas Saugen
Artist Leo Villareal tests the installation in January 2013.
This week, he put the finishing touches on the software programs that transform the bridge into a light sculpture.
Lucas Saugen
The project cost $8 million dollars to create, but the ultra-efficient LEDs cost just $15 a night to run.
Lucas Saugen
Villareal says the patterns made by the lights will never look exactly the same.
Lucas Saugen
The light will shine on the Bay Bridge from dusk until 2:00 a.m. for two years and it is expected that they will be seen by more than 50 million people in the Bay Area.
