London recently launched the largest street lighting modernization project so far

London traffic bureau said at the start of the project has been successful in 2011 in the upper reaches of the Thames River Avenue tunnel of the pilot run, the tunnel became the first British use of linear LED lighting in tunnel, and 60% reduction in energy consumption and reduce maintenance costs.

London recently launched one of the largest street lighting the modernization project so far, plans to 2016 to 52000 for the city street lighting lamp in about 35000 lights are replaced with energy-saving lamps LED. The project also includes a new control system for remote control of lighting levels in terms of traffic flow and road use.

London recently launched the largest street lighting modernization project so far

The cost of the first phase of the project is expected to be 1 million 90 thousand pounds, but at the same time can bring about an annual energy savings of about 185 thousand pounds and a reduction of 9700 tons of CO2. London traffic bureau said at the start of the project has been successful in 2011 in the upper reaches of the Thames River Avenue tunnel of the pilot run, the tunnel became the first British use of linear LED lighting in tunnel, and 60% reduction in energy consumption and reduce maintenance costs.

Project management system in Croydon, London, Bermingham Lewis ham and Hackney a test run. Prior to London, Losangeles, Las Vegas and New York, the United States has been the city's LED lighting replacement project.

Boris Johnson, mayor of London, said: "as our road system is equipped with tens of thousands of street lights, we have a good reason to mention energy and resources in twenty-first Century. This is the capital of Britain's largest ever in the modernization of the main road lighting of an investment, it can not only reduce carbon emissions and save cost, but also can bring a better and safer road facilities for the people of london.