LED Streetlight Conversion
Starting this June, the City of Pendleton is converting over 1,000 existing public street lights to energy efficient, light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures to reduce the City’s energy costs, reduce maintenance, and reduce carbon emissions. The project is part of the City Council’s strategic goal #1 to seek out more sustainable infrastructure funding for buildings, roads, and utilities.
What work is being performed?
The project replaces existing High Pressure Sodium streetlight fixtures on public streets with new LED fixtures. The project does not add new or remove old streetlight poles, it is just updating the existing fixtures. Work is being coordinated through Ameresco, the City’s energy services contractor, and the fixtures will be installed by their subcontractor DJ’s Electrical. Multiple crews are estimated to complete 30 – 40 fixture conversions per day, taking 20 to 30 minutes per light. Work will be performed in a moving operation that may require temporary traffic lane restrictions. While crews are working, the sidewalk, bike lane, or curbside parking spaces located adjacent to the work site will be temporarily restricted and in limited cases lane closures may occur. The crews do not typically need to turn off the power to perform the work.
The conversion work is scheduled from June to August 2022. Work activity will take place during weekdays and may include weekends and nights. Work hours will generally be 7 AM to 7 PM, targeting late evening hours for arterial and collector streets.
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