More energy efficient LED street lighting for Bury’s roads

Around 3,300 more street lanterns are to be converted to LED between now and 31 March 2025 as part of Bury Council’s ongoing £7 million 6-year street lighting improvement programme.

Some 1,650 lighting columns and lamps have already been upgraded, and the next streets to benefit over the next 12 months will be:

• Pilsworth Road, Bury
• Lowercroft Road, Bury
• Kersal Vale Road, Prestwich
• High Street, Tottington
• Bury New Road, Whitefield

During the column replacement, LED lanterns are fitted to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The new lights are also more controllable with the ability to adjust lighting levels at times when vehicular and pedestrian traffic are at a minimum. They also provide a whiter light source with better night-time colour recognition and less light pollution into the sky, homes and gardens.

Councillor Alan Quinn, cabinet member for the environment, climate change and operations, said: “We’re investing in street lighting to help tackle climate change and to provide street lanterns that reduce light pollution and give brighter, more targeted lighting to roads and pavements across the borough.

“Contributing to our net zero target, the new LED lanterns are much more energy efficient and environmentally friendly, using less electricity and emitting less carbon. They are also more reliable, have a much longer lifespan and require significantly less maintenance.

“By March 2025, not far off 90% of the borough’s street lighting will be LED, saving thousands of pounds on maintenance and the council’s energy bills. This equates to 19,000 LED street lanterns fitted across the Bury borough.”

For more information visit www.bury.gov.uk/streetlighting-replacement. Faulty street lights can be reported at www.bury.gov.uk/reportit-streetlighting

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Press release issued: 15 March 2024.

Picture: Jake Richardson with (right) Cllr Alan Quinn.