{"id":38740,"date":"2025-11-19T17:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/38740\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:04:41","slug":"successful-lighting-test-marks-major-step-forward-in-pagoda-renovation-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/38740\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful Lighting Test Marks Major Step Forward in Pagoda Renovation Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From City of Reading<\/p>\n<p>The City of Reading is pleased to announce that last night\u2019s scheduled test of the Pagoda\u2019s exterior lighting system was successful. As a result, Mayor Eddie Mor\u00e1n has directed that the Pagoda remain illuminated while renovation work continues, marking a significant milestone in the project\u2019s progress. The lighting test validated the functionality of new electrical components and lighting fixtures installed as part of the comprehensive restoration and modernization effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Pagoda stands as one of Reading\u2019s greatest symbols, and seeing it lit once again is a moment of pride for our entire community,\u201d said Mayor Mor\u00e1n. \u201cThis successful test brings us one step closer to fully restoring this treasured landmark. I want to thank our Public Works staff, contractors, and everyone involved for their continued dedication to this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The City will continue to share updates as additional phases of the renovation project move forward, including improvements focused on structural integrity, accessibility, and long-term preservation.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124906\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Reading-Pagoda-11-17-25-1-768x1024.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Reading-Pagoda-11-17-25-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124906\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From City of Reading The City of Reading is pleased to announce that last night\u2019s scheduled test of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38741,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-38740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}