The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai has completed the rehabilitation of 900 lighting units on Sheikh Rashid Road, converting them from the traditional style to lighting units with LED technology. “LED” Environmentally friendly.
The lighting works serve visitors on Sheikh Rashid Street from both directions, on 10 lanes with a total length of 9 km.
The Authority seeks to sustain the assets of the road lighting network in the Emirate of Dubai, in line with its strategic goals and objectives in rationalizing energy and supporting the green economy, and in line with the UAE’s Sustainability Year 2024 initiative..
The lighting rehabilitation work on Sheikh Rashid Street included 3 stages, which took a total of 6 months. The first stage aimed to rehabilitate the lighting for the street from the Deira area up to the Al Garhoud Bridge separating Sheikh Rashid Street between Deira and Bur Dubai, which was included in the lighting works in the second stage. In the third stage, the completion of Rehabilitation of lighting from Bur Dubai until the intersection of Sheikh Khalifa Street and Sheikh Rashid Intersection.
Abdullah Lootah, Director of the Road and Facilities Maintenance Department at the Traffic and Roads Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority, said, “The lighting uses LED technology.” LED It has many advantages that make it environmentally friendly, including lower energy consumption by 60% compared to traditional lighting units, and a longer lifespan of new lamps by up to 173% compared to old road lamps, as the life span of new road lighting is 60,000 hours compared to about 22,000 hours. For traditional lamps, which contributes to reducing the periodicity of lamp replacement, reducing maintenance and operating costs, in addition to reducing the percentage of energy loss and heat emission by 38% compared to traditional lamps..
He added, “Modern lighting units have a higher rate of brightness and color clarity compared to previous traditional units, which enhances visibility and traffic safety for vehicle users on the streets of Dubai at night, as lighting units of this type are provided.” LED It provides accuracy and clarity of 4000 degrees compared to 2000 degrees for traditional units, which contributes to improving the quality of lighting by 100%. The new units also do not contain harmful materials to the environment, which enhances the vision of the Authority and the Emirate of Dubai in achieving environmental sustainability.“.
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