And it would be worth knowing what the on-going operational cost to maintain 58 lights? If solar powered this may be low (depending on battery life and replacement costs).
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry D. Nelson Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:10 AM To: [email protected] Cc: 'Dryer, David'; 'Pham-Remmele, Thuy'; [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] SW Bike Path/Lighting Cost Estimates. Dave Dryer provided the attached cost estimates for lighting that section of the SW Trail from Breeze Terrace to the Beltline. (They are small files and I hope that they go through the web portal.) Lighting with concrete poles (58 required) estimated in 2008 @ $185,062.50. Lighting with black aluminum poles (58 required) estimated in 2008 @ $238,549.50. Lighting with black aluminum poles (58 required) estimated in 2008 @ $399,304.50. The solar units for each pole are estimated at $4,600 apiece. Most of the arguments for and against lighting the SW Path have been made but I don't recall anyone suggesting that enhanced lighting would encourage more use of the path during the fall, winter, and spring. If lighting could increase the use of the SW Path for transportation during the shorter daylight times, that would certainly be an advantage. Larry D. Nelson, P.E. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
