Medway Council has awarded VolkerHighways a contract worth more than £9 million to install thousands of energy efficient street lights across Medway.
The work, which began on 24 August and will continue until July 2022, will see the replacement of around 24,000 street lighting lanterns with efficient energy saving LEDs and the provision of a 'Central Management System' (CMS). A further 2,000 existing lanterns will also be retrofitted with CMS. By using a CMS system, the lights can be controlled remotely, saving even more energy, minimising on-site maintenance and reducing costs for the Council. As part of this work, VolkerHighways will replace 3,500 concrete and 1,000 steel columns with aluminium versions - a highly durable and aesthetically pleasing option. In heritage areas, a total of 1,350 lanterns will also be carefully refurbished or replaced with sympathetic designs. Cllr Phil Filmer, Medway Council’s portfolio holder for Frontline Services, said: “I am pleased that thousands of energy efficient lights will be installed across Medway over the next two years. These lights consume less energy, reduce light pollution and support our ongoing work around climate change. "The lighting upgrade also includes a new management system, which will allow us to switch the lights on and off and dim them, where necessary. This will give us better control over power consumption and the system will automatically notify us of any faults and reduce the need for regular inspections. "This project is just one of many ways that we are seeking to reduce our carbon footprint, improve the environment within Medway and start to lay the foundations for our Smart City ambitions." The contract is additional to VolkerHighways’ existing five-year Highways Term Maintenance Contract with Medway Council. Photo: Pixabay
nigel robinson
29/8/2020 09:13:26
yes i agree led is the best way forward , as myself i work for a lighting company and we do street lights but SOLAR lights with no running annual energy, i do have a form submit by STEVE ANDERSON ON street lights from new installation,moving columns,knock downs,which gives you connection annual energy maintenance , 29/8/2020 17:15:28
So if the Council has a £40 million budget shortfall, if this contract was cancelled they would only have a £31 million budget black hole. Comments are closed.
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