RIDOT (the highway department here) has been replacing their lights with LEDs, some of which were installed a WEEK before being replaced! I contacted them and apparently the reason they're fixing up all the old lights before replacing them is to make sure all the poles have power (though they could just use a voltmeter and CHECK! lol) and also to take measurements of the lux or footcandles or whatever they measure before putting up the LEDs to make sure the LEDs still meet the minimum lighting requirements set forth by the FHWA.
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![Streetlight #069 - Replacements
The what I'll call "common/generic" streetlights that are [url=http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-12174] replacing these - #070 [/url]
(not that these are bad or ugly...I just like the old ones better)
Notes:
Image was taken from a moving car so it may look a bit distorted
Keywords: American_Streetlights](albums/userpics/SL069.jpg "Streetlight #069 - Replacements
The what I'll call \"common/generic\" streetlights that are [url=http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-12174] replacing these - #070 [/url]
(not that these are bad or ugly...I just like the old ones better)
Notes:
Image was taken from a moving car so it may look a bit distorted
Keywords: American_Streetlights")
What a waste