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StreetLight #371 - Replacement HPS!
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Back in March, I posted this pic #demo08 of a streetlight downed during a snow/wind storm.
On April 19th (just over a month later) a new pole was installed - drove by that morning & a truck was there at that time with the new pole on it. (also got lucky & there was a bird (crow) on the arm..it left right after I took the pic).
I was surprised to see a HPS fixture! I truly figured it would be LED, since allot of HPS has been changed out for LED on the main roads in that area (neighborhoods are still all HPS).
Also note the re-used arm.
And the attached wire, which goes back to the next pole (see linked pic)
Its low enough that the tree mentioned there could have gotten it.
Location:
Coalmine & Depew, Jefferson County, CO
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When I first saw it (from the other side), it looked like it had paint that was all blotchy - very much like a used part...but must have just been the angle the sun was hitting it, because when I saw it again on another day, yep it was obviously new.
@ZarlogH46:
I'm hopeing so too! Be a real shame to see a new fixture replaced for no reason in a short amount of time.
Maybe they're considering it a neighborhood light since its at the entrance to a neighborhood (even though its clearly on the main road)..As far as I know there's no plans to convert neighborhoods in that area.
I think the rest of Coalmine headed west is all LED now. And like you say there's allot of difference between the various cities/towns.
Littleton has changed out all their cobraheads (with exceptions of scattered random ones that I guess they missed.) And I saw an article in the paper a few weeks ago that Denver is planning to do a full changeout.