PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — There are still lights out throughout the barrier islands. Streetlights on Causeway Boulevard were out Wednesday night, and some poles with two lights only had one working going down Coronado Drive.

It’s something Ryan Brusko said he couldn’t help but notice.

“My biggest thing is that I’m out riding my bike at night and, you know, it’s a safety issue,” he said.

Brusko reached out to 8 On Your Side saying he called just about all the municipalities along Gulf Boulevard about the streetlights. He said they told him to contact Duke Energy.

“So I go to Duke and they’re like, ‘Well, each light has to be reported individually.’ So, you know, it’s a little bit of a monumental task for one person to do. But I’m out here just trying to get the lights back on,” Brusko said.

He said since August he’s reported 300 streetlights out. He marked them up on a map on his phone.

“I’ll come out here, I’ll take a snap of the actual pole number and try to get the lights to kind of show which ones out if there’s more than one on the pole,” Brusko said.

He said many of the lights have come back on, but not enough to where he thinks there is no longer a safety concern.

Duke Energy sent the following statement:

“Duke Energy Florida has approximately 520,000 streetlights within our 35-county service territory. Approximately 150,000 of those lights are located in Pinellas County. So far this year, Duke Energy Florida has received 58,000 reports of lights being out, however, not all of those are owned by our company. In a typical year, 97.5% of lights are repaired within 3 days of being reported. We value our customers’ and take their concerns very seriously.”

8 On Your Side reached out to FDOT, which owns some of the other lights, and is waiting for a response.

Brusko said he just wants to see someone take initiative to get this done.

“I figured it’s been a year already, and, you know, it’d be helpful to get some lights back on. It’s getting darker earlier,” Brusko said.

You can report streetlight outages you see to Duke Energy, and they will help determine if the light is theirs.