pls 2015: changing the direction of a country - new zealand & road lighting for the 21st century
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Andy Collins, Technical Principal - Lighting DesignOpus International Consultants, Auckland, New Zealand
• Development of Specifications for the Assessment of LED Road Lighting Luminaires
• Auckland Transport & Christchurch City Council
• NZ Transport Agency – M30:2014
• LED becomes the “preferred option”
• Central Government - Funding
Focus of my presentation …
• 76 Local Authorities – aka Road Controlling Authorities
• 350,000 Luminaires on the network
• Auckland Transport - 105,000• Christchurch City Council - 62,000• NZ Transport Agency - 22,000
• 3 RCA’s maintain - 55 %• Remaining 73 – 45%
New Zealand Road Lighting Infrastructure … The numbers …
Little Change for 40 YearsDevelopments in Lamp TechnologyImprovements in Reflector DesignImprovements in Photocell TechnologyProjects involving CMS
Then along came LED………….
But first, lets go back a few years …
Road Lighting – Forward thinkingNot really - until now !
• Development of Specifications
• Standards ?
• Taking International “Best Practice”
• ATCOP – Approved List
• Christchurch City Council – developed a parallel Approval process
• NZ Transport Agency ?
Luminaires – how & what to specify ?
NZ Transport Agency
• Recognised the significant work of AT and CCC
• Engaged Consultants involved to write a national document.
• M30 Review Panel
• Accepted List
• Approval Process
• Auckland Transport,Christchurch City Council
and NZTA working together
• National Specification
Luminaires – Accepted List
Quality Performance Value for Money Through Life costs Provide Reassurance
“One Network” Approach – NZ Transport Agency
• Lack of Road Lighting experience ……..
• Electrical Engineers pretending to be Road Lighting Engineers !!!
• Local Authority Structure
• 2014 - NZ Transport Agency introduces IPA’s
• Independent Professional Advisers
• Undertake Luminaire Assessments
• Design Assistance and Peer Reviews
NZTA issues General Circular 15/01Accelerated Renewal Road Lighting Conversion Programmes
Change to NZTA Procurement Policy
Auckland Road Lighting Conference – 2015 – change in Policy announced by Minister of Transport.
Committed Funding over next 3 Financial Years – LA’s to submit Business Case
Development of Spreadsheet to assist LA’s
Auckland Transport Retrofit Programme – becoming a supply vehicle through its purchasing power.
Forward Thinking
Application of new technology provides the impetus for a sustainable infrastructure network.
LED – “default” position
Formalised Luminaire Assessment Procedure
Accepted Luminaire List – for all RCA’s to reference
NZ Transport Agency policy change
Accelerated Renewal Programme
Central Government funding programme
M30:2014
Achievements – less than 4 Years
Develop a co-ordinated “One Network”
strategy plan for the whole of New Zealand
encompassing the latest Lighting and Communication
technology to create a
21st Century Road Lighting network
Those that plan for the future will reap the benefit.
Future Vision ….
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