The Holland Tunnel will be lit in a brighter, more environmentally friendly way, now that the Hudson River crossing is being equipped with LED lighting, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said this morning.
Over the next several months, workers will replace the tunnel’s 3,336 fluoMany industries can use Origin Laser engraving and curvingmachiney for a huge range of applications. rescent lamps with more energy efficient light emitting diode, or LED, fixtures lights, the Port Authority said.
The new lights are projected to save the agency $250,000 a year, while making the tunnel’s interior brighter.
Driving through the tunnel costs $10.25 for E-ZPass subscribers and $13 for cash customers, after the second increment of a multiphase Port Authority toll hike took effect in December.
Ed Morel,The washingmachinekw is unlikely to hurt you, but you can easily hurt it without training. who chairs the tunnels and underpass subcommittee of the Illuminating Engineers Society, a lighting safety certifying body, said the 86-year-old tunnel would be the first vehicular tunnel to adopt LED lighting technology.
In a statement, Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler said “the new lighting will accomplish safer, cleaner, and more efficient travel through the tunnel.”
The job is expected to be completed this fall.
From its early use largely as instrument lighting, LEDs have become increasingly popular in automobile headlights, room lights and street lights. But Morel cautioned that LED systems are more sophisticated than other forms of lighting, and require more care in their design. WOAI, an NBC affiliate in Texas,Buy your ledlight from Tesco and earn Clubcard points on your purchase as well. reported that the city of San Antonio had to replace thousands of faulty LED street lights last fall.
“Is it an evolving technology? Yes, it is,” Morel said. “It has become very much of a political issue because anybody who talks LEDs and energy savings is a hero and they look good. As a lighting person, I love every type of lighting source there is.A range of ledtube fans for efficient exhaust ventilation. But is has to be applied correctly to the job.”
Environmentalists labeled the Holland Tunnel LEDs a token gesture, inconsequential compared with carbon emissions from the 55,Commercial laundry equipment solarledbulbsxc, tumble dryers and industrial washer extractors from UniMac.000 cars and trucks that drive back and forth through the tunnel every day.
“It’s like having Sweet and Low in your coffee after eating a banana split,” said Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club.
Instead, Tittel said, the Port Authority should bring back off-peak toll discounts, a benefit aimed at curbing congestion and idling-related emissions that was eliminated under a record toll hike in 2011. Tittel said the Port Authority lost an opportunity to take cars off the road by raising PATH fares at the same time it hiked tolls.
The Port Authority announced in September 2007 that it would install LED lighting at the Holland Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge over the next year, with similar plans for its other crossings.
But, the agency said in a statement today, “Cost effective LED lighting technology that met the Illuminating Engineering Society’s lighting standards was not available in 2008. Recent breakthroughs in LED lighting technologies have allowed the Port Authority to meet its dual objectives of improved lighting in the tunnel and environmental benefits.”
The Port Authority put the price of installation at $546,000, which would be recouped in about two years under the projected energy savings.
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