New 14m lights 'will save Stockton 1.8m a year in fuel and maintenance bills'

New 14m lights 'will save Stockton 1.8m a year in fuel and maintenance bills'

5:21pm Monday 7th July 2014 in News

NEW STREET LIGHTS: An lighting engineer attaches one of Stockton's new street lights.

WORK on a 14M street lighting replacement programme which it is hoped will save tax-payers 1.8m a year in bills started today (July 7).

Stockton Borough Council started replacing 28,000 lanterns in a seven-phase process which will last three years.

All street lighting columns over 25 years old will be replaced, with work taking place first on lamps over 40 years old.

The project started today in the Roseworth area of Stockton.

Some areas will only need lantern replacements but others will also involve the addition, reduction or replacement of street lighting columns.

There has been some controversy over LED lighting elsewhere in the country with some people complaining that it does not disperse enough light.

However they have a longer lifespan, use less energy, are recyclable and contain no toxic materials, making them more environmentally friendly.

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New 14m lights 'will save Stockton 1.8m a year in fuel and maintenance bills'