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It's sad that the Mayor's Twitter feed shows I35 north of I40 instead of I235.
Does the comment about ODOT jurisdiction mean they are still responsible for the lights that are out in the recently opened section of 235?
2 comments:
It's sad that the Mayor's Twitter feed shows I35 north of I40 instead of I235.
Does the comment about ODOT jurisdiction mean they are still responsible for the lights that are out in the recently opened section of 235?
Need to place exploding dye packs inside.
Also place the work box at least 20 feet up this at least requires long ladder or bucket truck
Set up an internal circuit monitoring system so once a light goes out it is not sending signal to next light (and so on) which is shown on a monitor and police can be dispatched immediately
To my knowledge, multi-phase projects are not turned over to local control until the entire project is complete. That's why ODOT is still responsible for fixing lighting along the Boulevard. So for the recently opened section of the I-235 interchange project, under the massive BNSF rail bridge, that section should still be under ODOT's control, I believe.
This is a pretty good write up about the problem...
https://newsok.com/article/5621546/s...utpace-repairs
I like Cornett but where in the hell has he been the past few years? It seems like under the last few years of his leadership he took his already hands off approach and moved his hands further and further away. I understand the mayor has very little official power, but the mayor holds tremendous leadership. He can influence action. Why is a David Holt having to force all of these issues all of the sudden? Holt was even on his staff...
On the way home today on I-235 by General Electric, they were out there working on the lights. They had most of them on for that matter.
Can someone explain why they continue to use the orange-colored lights rather than white? I'm sure there's a good reason, but it seems to me that the cool white ones put out better light. When they're on, that is.
FYI, I believe there have been some studies pointing to negative effects of the white or cool light from LEDs that have caused early adapters of the lights to invest in warm colored LEDs.
PS, this is from a quick Google search, I don't remember the exact article I read: https://globalnews.ca/news/4122605/l...ealth-effects/
http://theconversation.com/american-...etlights-61191
I agree with you in my preference of cool white LEDs. I think they make cities look better.
If you're talking about replacing burned out lights, then they're supposed to be replacing them with LEDs, no idea why they're not. If you're talking about new ones, then those should also be LED, I'd think, but maybe they're just running through current stock. The email reply I got from the OCC said "OG&E is currently transitioning to LED lighting through fruition (I assume they mean "attrition"). Meaning when a light needs to be repaired OG&E will be replacing it with the new LED lighting. These lights do have a communication feature and will report to us when they are out or have a problem that needs to be repaired. "
No, I wasn't referring to the ones that are out. When I see lights on (and I don't know if they're LED or not) it's the color I'm speaking to. Many of the lights are this orange tone, while some of them are the clear white. I was curious if there was some reason why they used orange rather than white. Plu Pan may have answered that for me just above.
I know the orange (sodium) lights cut through the fog/smog better and are not as blinding.
It's also a factor of lifespan. The yellow-orange lamps are high pressure sodium lamps; the bluish-white ones are metal halide lamps. While high pressure sodium lamps can take as long as 10 minutes to fully warm up, they produce light from the moment they are powered (albiet dimly); metal halide lamps take much longer before they begin producing useful light. In addition, high pressure sodium lamps are almost as energy efficient as LED lamps, and have a long lifespan of 24,000 to 40,000 hours, which metal halide lamps can't match. As a result, up to this point, high pressure sodium lamps offered the lowest cost way to provide street lighting for municipalities and utility companies. However, both lighting technologies are being eclipsed by LED lighting because of the better color rendering, lack of a warm-up period, and superior energy efficiency and lifespan (up to 200,000 hours!), which is why you see streetlights slowly being converted to LED.
we have LEDs street lights in orange, yellow, or blue here in addition to warm and cold white. ..
Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!
BTW is I-40 Crosstown still lit at night? Any pics?
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