Bay Lights art installation planned to return bigger and brighter after fundraiser hits goal

The Bay Bridge is set to shine again, starting in 2025, after a fundraising campaign by the nonprofit arts organization Illuminate brought in nearly $11 million to restart the art project.

The revamping of the Bay Lights public art installation, dubbed The Bay Lights 360, will see both sides of the western span of the bridge illuminated, with more than double the number of LED lights compared to the original iteration. That will make the lights visible from all angles of the bridge, including from Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island, Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville.