'Green' lights brighten up Shaikh Zayed Bridge

The newly lit Shaikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi. -Supplied photo

The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADCM) has accomplished its project of replacing traditional lighting on the Shaikh Zayed Bridge by an LED lighting system.
The project is part of the lighting strategy which began in 2012, and is aimed at achieving international standards of sustainability in accordance with Abu Dhabi Plan 2030.
The main objectives of the project are to improve the entrance to the Capital city and save about 77 per cent of power consumption.
Moreover, the new system uses environment-friendly devices that contain no mercury of dangerous materials. It also contributes to a reduction of annual maintenance costs by not less than 80 per cent.
The use of LED lights improves traffic safety due to the clearer visibility on road, and the lack of disturbing glare. The new lighting system is covered by 10-year warranty as it has minimal faults, and maintains the level of the required light intensity.
The total capacity has been reduced from 54 to 12kW thanks to reducing the electric capacity of lighting systems from 477 watts to 108 watts.
The project of replacing traditional lighting with lighting aligned to sustainability standards in West Sector - Zone 33, has saved more than 62 per cent of annual consumption.
The electric capacity in internal roads using lighting devices has dropped from 477 watts to 180 watts, and from 1160 watts to 440 watts in the highway.
The LED lighting system below the bridges in Abu Dhabi include (Passports Bridge, Assaada Bridge, Al Muroor Bridge), has reduced energy consumption by at least 75 per cent.
As part of the sustainability projects of public lighting strategy, the municipality has prepared a public lighting guide in order to disseminate the principles of lighting among all community segments.
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