LED streetlight conversion project underway in HRM
Posted Oct 5, 2015 04:16:43 PM.
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HALIFAX — The Halifax Regional Municipality is beginning its LED streetlight conversion project this week, beginning in District 1 (Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley) and District 2 (Preston-Chezzetcook-Eastern Shore).
In 2013, Regional Council directed staff to move ahead with the conversion in order to comply with changes to the provincial Energy Efficient Appliances Act.
HRM spokesperson Jennifer Stairs says the low-maintenance LED street lights offer more than just energy efficiency.
“They’re also making our streets a lot safer. It’s a much brighter, whiter light that’s focused on the ground. That helps to reduce light pollution. It also makes our ground, roadways and sidewalks better lit for pedestrians and over users,” said Stairs.
The new streetlights will also be equipped with an adaptive technology, installed by Silver Spring Networks, which will allow them to be monitored in real-time. The system will send alerts when maintenance is required thus eliminating the need for residents to report outages.
The entire project will cost $46 million to complete. A release from HRM states once the project is complete, “the conversion to LEDs will save the municipality about $5 million a year — savings that will fully fund the conversion work and continue to accrue after the project is paid for.”
GJ Cahill and Company Ltd. in Dartmouth has been contracted to replace the streetlights, which are being supplied by the Halifax company, LED Roadway Lighting.
To find out more about the LED conversion project residents can visit: http://www.halifax.ca/traffic/LED/?.
