THOUSANDS of new LED lights to are set to shine across Worcestershire thanks to an extra £6million from county council chiefs.
Around 20,000 lights will be replaced with new ones in the next 12 months, which will help to significantly cut energy costs.
This coming year’s investment will also continue the replacement of concrete columns.
Following the recent budget announcement confirming the investment, Coun Alan Amos, cabinet member for Highways and
Transport said: “This is a budget of boundless ambition and limitless achievement for Worcestershire highways and transport, with spending and investment increasing across the whole network to record levels.
“I’m delighted to announce as part of this, an extra £6million investment in street lighting will improve both the quality of the illumination whilst reducing the county’s light pollution and energy consumption.’’
The quality of the white lighting produced by the LED luminaires provides a more controlled standard of illumination and minimal light pollution.
More than 35,000 LED lanterns have now been installed across Worcestershire, with approximately 20,000 to go to mark the completion of the street light replacement project.
Street lighting upgrades also continue to be delivered as part of Worcestershire County Council’s major infrastructure projects.
Lighting improvements have already been made across several schemes including Southern Link Road Phase 4, A38 Bromsgrove, Worcester City Centre and Pinvin Crossroads with more to follow as other schemes progress.
