Arlington On Target To Meet Goals Of Converting 3,000 Street Lights To LED

The City Council recognizes the integral role technology has in making Arlington the city of choice for its residents, businesses, and visitors. Throughout the city, departments are working to enhance the use of current technologies and embrace new ones that will provide more cost-effective and efficient services and experiences for everyone.

The department is replacing the high-pressure sodium bulbs in a high-mast light fixture near the Cooper Street exit with LED bulbs.

LEDs have an expected useful life of 10 years; twice the expected life of a sodium lamp. The increased expected useful life results in decreased maintenance costs.

Since October of 2019, the City's streetlights group has converted over 1,400 lights to LED and are on target to surpass the goal of 3,000 conversions during fiscal year 2020.