anchor Description
This project provides for the evaluation and enhancement of streetlighting within and around Central Business Districts (CBD) and town centers where current lighting does not meet minimum Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) standards. This project will fill in streetlighting; standardize streetlighting types; and replace sodium vapor lights with light-emitting diode (LED).
anchorCost Change
Cost increase due to inflation and the addition of and
anchor Justification
This project is needed to provide visibility and safety improvements in areas where there is a high concentration of pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles. Streetlighting to promote pedestrian safety is one of the items requested each year by the Citizens' Advisory Boards (CABs).
anchorOther
Streetlighting in CBDs and town centers will also support the Montgomery County Planning Board (MCPB) priorities for County-wide pedestrian safety improvements and area specific lighting enhancements. Completed projects include: Long Branch (commercial area) - completed in Wheaton CBD - completed in Langley Park - completed in Odenthal Avenue - completed in Damascus Town Center - completed in Glenmont Metro Area - completed in Olney Town Center - completed in Bethesda is currently underway; Wheaton and Silver Spring are scheduled next. This project will help the County achieve its Vision Zero goals to reduce deaths and serious injuries on County roadways to zero by
anchorDisclosures
Expenditures will continue indefinitely.
anchorCoordination
Potomac Electric Power Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Potomac Edison, Montgomery County Police Department, Community Associations, Urban Districts, Citizens' Advisory Boards, and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.