The Minister for Roads has announced that the program of replacing the ACT’s streetlights with environmentally friendlier and brighter LED lamps has passed the 30 per cent mark.
The Minister, Chris Steel said that since the new streetlight contract, which began in May 2018, 24,500 of Canberra’s 80,000 streetlights had been upgraded.
“The rollout of new streetlights has generated a 32 per cent energy saving, three per cent more than forecast by this time,” Mr Steel said.
“Unlike regular streetlights, the light output from LED luminaries is highly directional, which means more light can be directed towards where it is needed, resulting in less wasted and nuisance light,” he said.
“It is expected that the streetlights will eventually provide a reduction of 20 million kilowatt hours per year in energy consumption.”
Mr Steel also announced the beginning of the annual road resurfacing program which will see over 230 lane kilometres, or approximately 1 million square metres of roads resurfaced in 21 ACT suburbs this financial year.
“Municipal streets in Tuggeranong and Weston Creek are among the regions to benefit this year,” he said.
“Resurfacing our roads ensures the life of our roads and improves safety by covering small cracks and imperfections, making sure Canberrans can continue to move around our city safely and efficiently,” Mr Steel said.
